The RentSafe initiative approved by Council in 2017 is one of the most comprehensive, progressive, and rigorous municipal tenant protection initiatives in North America. The new multi-residential apartment by-law was the result of years of hard work with local tenant advocates and city-wide organizations, including the Federation of Metro Toronto Tenants’ Associations, ACORN, Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario, as well as community legal clinics.
Unfortunately, the City has yet to deliver on many crucial measures that Council promised to Toronto renters. That's why Councillors Josh Matlow and Kristyn Wong-Tam joined tenant advocates to demand that the following components of RentSafe must be implemented at the November 26, 2019 Council debate:
Please Fill out the form below and click on the resulting link to send an email to your Councillor. Your voice is needed to support Toronto's tenants.
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