Landlord fined again over “renoviction” of tenants, May 28Kudos to the Star for its continuing coverage of the alarming increase in “renovictions” and their effects on the affordable housing crisis in Toronto. A year after they were forced out, their units were being occupied by new tenants paying three times the original rent. The consequence of this bad faith by the landlord was an Ontario Court of Justice penalty totalling $60,000 and a $75,000 fine levied by the Landlord and Tenant Board. You don’t need to be a math major to conclude that these amounts will be easily recovered in a few months at the increased rent levels. It’s no wonder unscrupulous landlords see the Residential Tenancies Act as nothing more than a minor irritant and any potential fines as a legitimate cost of doing business.

Source: thestar May 31, 2019 04:01 UTC