Patti Pokorchak, a longtime resident of 230 Lake Prom., says her “idyllic” community is at risk of being destroyed and the largest eviction in Canadian history – affecting more than 1,000 tenants in 548 housing units. �� : Aloysius Wong/The Green Line. A plan to demolish more than 500 rental apartments has sparked anger among […]
The government of British Columbia says landlords will not be allowed to increase rents by more than three percent in 2025. The government announced that the change, which is linked to inflation, will come into force on January 1. This year, the permitted rent increase is 3.5 percent. “At a time when we know renters […]
A study A study released in January by Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies found that half of all American renters are “cost-burdened,” meaning they have to spend at least 30 percent of their income on rent. A smaller number of renters, about one in seven, pay at least 50 percent of their income […]
A typical bedroom in the “Single Room Shared Facilities” (SRSF) project. (PHOTO: HDB) (HDB file) SINGAPORE – The Housing and Development Board (HDB) will test a new type of rental housing for low-income singles, it announced on Monday (March 13). The project will allow low-income singles to live in their own rooms but share toilets […]
Tenant advocates in Toronto prepare for a rally Wednesday outside the constituency office of Michael Ford, a Progressive Conservative MP and nephew of Prime Minister Doug Ford. It is one of eight demonstrations planned by ACORN, a tenant rights advocacy group, for February 21 outside PC MPPs’ offices across the province. They are pushing for […]
If you are one of the many people struggling to find a rental apartment in Calgary or the surrounding area, a solution may be on the horizon in 2026. However, according to a new report from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), the city’s already tight rental market is likely to become even tighter […]
