Thorncliffe Park tenants on rent strike for a year

A group of Thorncliffe Park tenants have been on a rent strike for a year and say there's no resolution in sight

A number of tenants taking part in the rent strike have also since received a notice from the LTB advising them that the landlord has filed to evict them for non-payment of rent. Those eviction proceedings, however, appear to be at a standstill. Tenant organizer Phil Zigman told CP24.com that those affected are still waiting for their hearing to be scheduled.

The LTB, meanwhile, has yet to reach a decision on these applications, however if the board gives the go ahead, the affected tenants will be required to pay the difference owed retroactively from last May when the first rent increase was due to come into effect. “Basically, we can’t afford it. … We really don’t know what we’re going to do in the future, how we’re going to manage ourselves?” he said.

“When we acquire any residential building, we conduct thorough due diligence with third-party engineering firms to ensure the safety, livability, and structural integrity of the residence, and allocate budgets to protect and restore the physical integrity of the residence. Starlight Investments follows the regulations as outlined in the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 and other applicable provincial and federal legislation, as it relates to rent, rental increases and capital investments.

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