Landlords rev up for mass evictions
According to this CTV piece, landlords are positively rubbing their hands together and salivating about the impending mass evictions due to tenants’ inability to pay rent.
According to this CTV piece, landlords are positively rubbing their hands together and salivating about the impending mass evictions due to tenants’ inability to pay rent.
steph 09:49 on 2020-05-22 Permalink
A new tenant does not give a landlord the right to jack up the rent willy nilly. As I understand it, a new tenant can request the regie evaluate the appropriate rent increase like any lease renewal increase that is refused – this request can be done within 3 months a new tenant moving in.
Kate 10:13 on 2020-05-22 Permalink
A lot of tenants don’t know that, and many landlords count on it.
Alison Cummins 10:30 on 2020-05-22 Permalink
And even when they do know it, most people don’t want to start off their tenancy by pissing off their landlord.
Raymond Lutz 10:55 on 2020-05-22 Permalink
Coronavirus Calls for an Emergency Rent Freeze and Eviction Moratorium. In case Trudeau’s or Legault’s aides are reading montrealcityweblog 😎
GC 10:57 on 2020-05-22 Permalink
What Kate and Alison said. Also, are you going to sign a lease for a place you can’t afford, on the hopes that the Regie will eventually rule in your favour? What if it doesn’t?
steph 11:46 on 2020-05-22 Permalink
“most people don’t want to start off their tenancy by pissing off their landlord.” – sounds like a shitty landlord that isn’t going to respect your rights anyways. Tenants need to stop accommodating and bending to abusive landlord practices.
MarcG 11:54 on 2020-05-22 Permalink
steph, I think that’s called blaming the victim. My experience as someone looking to rent an apartment has always been one of desperation.
Ant6n 03:17 on 2020-05-23 Permalink
I once tried to contest a rent increase on a new lease, the regie told me to fuck off since i didn’t do it within the 2 weeks time frame after signing the lease. Of course during that time i didn’t even have the key for the apt, so didn’t want to start that fight before taking possession of the apartment.
Tim S. 11:36 on 2020-05-23 Permalink
I can report a similar experience to Ant6n. I forget the details – we thought we were in time to file, but nope.