How renovictions are affecting the lives of Toronto residents
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CP24 reached out to Torontonians who are facing, or who have faced renovictions in the past in order to get a better sense of how the practice impacts people. The stories they shared show that renovictions not only inconvenience those affected, but can have profound impacts on their lives and futures.
Just about anyone who lives in Toronto will tell you that trying to find a home in the city has become a challenge. But for many renters, keeping one has become a challenge too.
Renovation evictions, colloquially known as 'renovictions,' have become a growing concern in the city as housing becomes more competitive and market rents go up.
The term generally refers to a situation where a landlord takes advantage of their right to renovate a property in order to clear out tenants who may be paying lower rents and to get new ones who pay market rates.
The practice has long been used by some less scrupulous landlords as a way to circumvent rent controls, which cap the maximum allowable rent increase that can be imposed without approval from the Landlord and Tenant Board.
While Toronto city council recently directed staff to draft a bylaw that would make it tougher to carry out renovictions, it won't go into effect before 2025.
In the meantime, CP24 reached out to Torontonians who are facing, or who have faced renovictions in the past in order to get a better sense of how the practice impacts people.
