Moving day aftershocks
As expected, hundreds more people are now homeless after the end of their leases with nowhere new to go.
TVA tells about a woman evicted on the claim that the landlord’s mother wanted the apartment, but who suspects the landlord simply wanted her out to jack the rent for a new tenant. Banners have gone up on buildings with mass renovictions, but it’s not as if that kind of landlord can be shamed – for them, it’s an accolade.
La Presse did a balancing story by talking to landlords with bad tenants.
A new study shows that tenants don’t sleep as well as landlords.
One young man shot himself in the hand while allegedly trying to scare his landlord.
steph 16:46 on 2021-07-02 Permalink
This advice is a day too late but to the woman evicted for the long gone landlords mother: just stay put. The police will not evict you without a jugement of eviction. A judge won’t enfore the corrupt agreement you signed. Boohoo to the new owners.
EmilyG 11:02 on 2021-07-03 Permalink
I know I didn’t sleep well at my old apartment, and my landlord hated that, because the sounds I made (walking on the floor, coughing) kept him awake – he lived below me and kept reminding me that he was a light sleeper. Called me some nasty names too. What a control freak.
Kate 12:36 on 2021-07-03 Permalink
I wonder whether there’s a division between tenants whose landlords live in the same building vs. those who live somewhere else. I have to admit, compared to the time I used to live upstairs of a landlady who hated me (she’d bought me with the building, so to speak), I’m happier with my landlords living in a different part of town.
EmilyG 09:57 on 2021-07-04 Permalink
I think a lot of the issue with my landlord was due to the fact that yes, he lived below me and it was a very not-soundproof building, plus he’s naturally hot-headed.
I know I didn’t sleep well there, lying in bed late at night with high anxiety over trying desperately to get to sleep and worried about making the slightest noise.