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pnijjar

Renters Rights and a Movie

Jun 29, 2007 19:33

I went to a public consultation put on by the Ontario Human Rights Commission the other day. There were not too many people in attendance, partially because few people had heard of this thing, and partially because it was way out in RIM park, which was a half-hour bike ride away from the university. It was a great way to exclude the poor, but the ( Read more... )

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anonymous July 5 2007, 07:02:20 UTC

I am very sorry to hear about your rental woes. I was I was reading your earlier (end of April)entry about not being able to secure a 12 month lease, and was very surprised. As a superintendent of a residential building, I often have difficulty finding tenants that are willing to commit to a year. I will not rent out units on a short term basis, and many are hesitant to sign the full lease ( ... )

pnijjar July 6 2007, 01:08:29 UTC

Hi Jenn! Long time no talk!

I had no idea that you are a landlord now. Did I know this at some point?

I do see the business reasons you are talking about. Lot of tenants are unreliable. At the same time, there is something seriously wrong when "undesirables" can't expect to find reasonable housing because they don't fit into the right classes. As I wrote, I don't know if the Human Rights Commission is the right way to approach this. It's difficult stuff.

Because you have been on both sides of this fence, I would encourage you to participate in the Ontario Human Rights Commission process. They are accepting online submissions to their surveys: http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/issues/housing.