Download the Report The goal of this report was to examine how to promote the Right to the City (R2C) and the Rightto Housing (R2H) through strategic legal and organizing…
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Report Launch: Demanding the Right to Housing
Report Launch: Demanding the Right to Housing Wednesday, December 11, 6:30-8:00pm Metro Hall, 55 John Street, Room #310 Professor Martine August of University of Waterloo and Cole Webber of PCLS…
Continue ReadingA Talk with Tenants: How to Beat Back a Rent Increase
PCLS interviews tenant organizers Laura and Reema about how tenants challenged their landlord’s above guideline increase and won. Kevin Laforest, lawyer at Scarborough Community Legal Services, also weighs in. Don’t…
Continue ReadingApril 1st, 2019 12:30 pm – 2pm Parkdale’s Seniors Anti-Poverty Network Presents:
The Housing Rights Workshop Come together with other seniors in the community to learn about YOUR rights as a tenant! April 1st, 2019 12:30pm – 2pm Parkdale Community Legal Services…
Continue ReadingWe Can’t Rely on Tenant Rights
“Landlord problem? Check the legislation!” we are told. “Can this be legal?” others comment on the latest media story of landlord predation. For renters struggling with eviction, high rent, and…
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