![]() Tenants at 1251 King West protest at the Landlord and Tenant Board meeting.įarquharson, who has lived in the building for four years with his wife, says the successful rent strike against another Parkdale landlord, MetCap Living, inspired him to organize with his neighbours.Īt the height of the three-month strike from May to August 2017, around 300 tenants in 12 buildings across Parkdale withheld their rent when faced with an above guideline rent increase. ![]() At the meeting, tenants stuck to their demands and the hearing was adjourned, which Farquharson says will now give them more time to build their case against Nuspor. ![]() This morning (February 2), tenants protested at the Landlord and Tenant Board as Nuspor presented their application. “We don’t think it’s fair they’re not touching any of our units and yet they want us to pay for their beautiful lobby,” says Farquharson. In their application to the Landlord and Tenant Board seeking the rent increase, Nuspor claims they spent around $296,935 to renovate the lobby, which included $2,000 on framed modern art. We have to turn on the oven and leave it open.” “Our apartment is so cold in the winter that we have three floor heaters. “The building is 50 years old and the windows are original,” Farquharson says. He says some tenants have cockroaches in their units and the windows desperately need to be replaced. However, Mark Farquharson, one of the tenants organizing the strike, says making the tenants foot the bill for those renovations is unfair, especially since their own units are being neglected. Nuspor is claiming the above guideline rent increase is to cover costly upgrades they’ve completed in the 14-storey building, which include lobby renovations, landscaping, new garbage disposals, as well as new paint and carpeting in the hallways. The 2018 guideline set by the province is 1.8 percent. ![]() In the Northern parts of downtown you can find the trendy designer-filled Yorkville and east of that, the Church-Wellesley Village, a gay-friendly area that hosts Toronto’s Pride Festival.As of February 1, more than 50 tenants living in a Parkdale high rise are withholding their rent cheques to protest what they’re calling an unfair above guideline rent increase.įifty-five tenants at 1251 King West are participating in the rent strike against their landlord Nuspor Investments, which plans to increase rents by 3.4 percent. In the east corner of downtown is the historic Distillery District, a pedestrian district with cobblestone streets, that transforms into a winter wonderland in December. Just east of the sports arenas is the beautiful Esplanade, a street that is home to great restaurants and bars. It is home to Toronto’s many sports teams, including the Blue Jays, the Raptors and the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Financial District can also be found downtown Toronto, a fast-paced skyscraper-filled area that often passes for New York in film productions. Lawrence - Cabbagetown - Church Yonge Corridorĭon’t miss the trendy Queen Street West, voted by Vogue as one of the coolest neighbourhoods in the world, check out the gorgeous Trinity Bellwoods park in the summertime with beer-sipping hipsters picnicking. Downtown City Place - Liberty Village - West Queen West - Little Italy - St.
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