{"id":36662,"date":"2024-01-18T15:58:31","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T15:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/?p=36662"},"modified":"2024-01-19T15:18:15","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T15:18:15","slug":"hamilton-passes-anti-renoviction-bylaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/hamilton\/hamilton-passes-anti-renoviction-bylaw\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamilton passes anti-renoviction bylaw"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hamilton city council has passed a bylaw that will combat bad faith renovictions for renters<\/a> in the city.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Renovictions are instances when landlords evict tenants by claiming to complete major renovations to the property, then putting the property back on the market at a higher rate. This new bylaw – the first of its kind in Ontario – is an important step in preventing bad faith instances of this circumstance for residents who rent their housing.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Wednesday, city council unanimously voted to pass the Renovations License and Relocation Bylaw, responding to 5 years of advocacy from local organization Hamilton ACORN, which advocates for issues affecting low and moderate income residents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bylaw is based on the success of another anti-renoviction bylaw in New Westminster, British Columbia, intended to make cut down on bad faith renovictions by requiring landlords to give the City notice when tenants are issued an N13 Notice to vacate the property for renovation, repair, or demolition.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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