A man was found dead Saturday morning on the ground at the corner of Prince Arthur and Park Avenue. Police are working out whether a crime or an accident was the cause.
This is the second dead person found in that vicinity this week.
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Kate
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Kate
A tenant in Rosemont has gone to the media with her story about her landlord’s order to remove a Palestinian flag she had attached to her triplex balcony. But does he have the right to make that demand?
The closest I can recall to a similar story was some years ago, and I can’t remember the details exactly, or how it panned out. A landlord, or someone else in a triplex, put up a big Parti Québécois placard during an election, or it may have been a “OUI” sign. Some of the tenants in the building objected and similar arguments came up about freedom of expression. Or it may have been the landlord who objected? Sorry to be so vague…
dhomas
As a landlord, I have a specific clause in my lease annex that prohibits flags (any flags), signs, or using front balconies as storage. I seldom have had to pull up the annex, but I like to make the rules of the building clear as a tenant moves in so that everyone knows what to expect.
In this case, I doubt the landlord has a case. The heritage thing is bogus. They likely wouldn’t have had an issue if it was a different flag, say a Portuguese flag a few weeks ago when Portugal was still a contender in the Euro.
All this said, these people have to share living space. This is not a good way to keep healthy relations between both parties. The landlord could/should have asked nicer. But the tenant could also take the landlord’s feelings into consideration and take down the flag if they don’t like the attention it brings to their house? The landlord might also feel like having this flag might make their building a target? It’s hard to say since the landlord isn’t giving interviews.Kate
I’ve been thinking that too. Whatever one’s opinions, if you’re living in a building shared with other people, you should consider whether expressing your opinions in that way can rebound on its other residents, whether they’re tenants or owners.
Ian
How about a flag in your window? I have an LGBTQ2S flag up in mine, and if my landlord told me to remove I would refuse.
CE
If it’s a political campaign sign for a registered candidate or party, I think landlords are not allowed to ask for its removal during a campaign period. I would think anything else would be fair game, especially if there is a clause in the lease like in dhomas’s building.
Nicholas
CE, I believe that is only true for federal elections, based on s. 322 of the Canada Elections Act. It indeed only applies to the election period.
All, I do have to say this is an incredibly Montreal conversation. Though landlords do ban signs elsewhere, I often note to visitors the distinct lack of flags, signs, bumper stickers, and anything that expresses even an implicit opinion. I say we have had some very strong political disagreements, but unlike other places that do, we keep out opinions to conversations, and I think it’s to try to keep the peace. Maybe it’s collective vs individual attitudes, maybe the referendum, maybe something else. But it’s incredible what you see in other provinces and states, and, to a varying extent, overseas.
jeather
A “no flags or signs at all” rule makes sense, though I don’t think you can actually legally prevent campaign signs on the private parts of the rental/condo (but you could in public areas) though you can limit the size.
I would be surprised if you could restrict someone hanging a flag as a curtain, though.
jeather
Looked up the Quebec Election Act:
259.1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent legislative or regulatory provision, election posters and billboards shall not be subject, during an election period, to any restriction or condition except as provided by this Act.
No restrictions about rentals, this is probably the only relevant one:
259.6. Posters and billboards and their supports must be made of good quality materials and must be safe and be kept in good repair.
Posters and billboards must be affixed in such a manner that they can be easily removed.So whatever rules you put in your lease re signs/posters, you can’t ban them during the election itself. I do often see signs on balconies during elections.
Kate
Thank you, jeather.
Ian
@dhomas
“As a landlord, I have a specific clause in my lease annex that prohibits flags (any flags)”
Why?
dhomas
@Ian: for a few reasons.
1) To avoid tenants using the balconies as storage (another part of my annex), by hiding what they are storing behind the flags. Some tenants would store things like (very heavy) snow tires which could cause the balconies to sag. Others would store metal objects for long periods of time (ex: kids bikes), which would rust in the rain/snow and cause stains and other damage.
2) I keep a tidy home. I don’t like anything that could make it look bad or tacky. This rule (and others) helps avoid this from happening.
3) To avoid unwanted attention. Ex: a fan of the Spanish national football team puts up a flag. An English fan comes along and doesn’t like seeing a rival flag; they decide to throw eggs at the house with the Spanish flag. A silly example, I know. But still, it’s my house and I live here, so anything that goes up can be a reflection on me.
The likelihood of anything actually happening is quite low. But I’ve never had an issue with this being a dealbreaker for a tenant. And again, we agree to the rules of the building as they move in, so everyone knows what to expect. It avoids someone doing something I don’t like a 6 months in and then trying to negotiate it later (like in the story here). Everything is clear from the get-go.Ian
OK, fair enough I guess – people have the choice to accept that or not, like I accept that there is no smoking anywhere on the property including outside on the stoop or in the yard written into my lease (easy for me since I don’t smoke) but I would be uncomfortable renting from a landlord that was dictating my use of a space that I was occupying as my home to the extent that I couldn’t hang a flag on my balcony if I felt like it. How would you feel about a flag in the window? How about a poster of a flag on a wall that might be visible from the street?
dhomas
I don’t have any rules about posters, flags or signs in windows. That’s inside your living space and you can do what you want where you live (so long as it doesn’t damage my property). Anything outside reflects on me as the building owner, though. If I didn’t live in the building, I might be a little more lax with the rules. It would be difficult to enforce them while not living there, anyhow.
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Kate
24 Heures lists the average cost of a 3½ in various boroughs and towns.
Ian
Jeez St Hank got spendy
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Kate
Pierre Poilievre continues to lambaste Valérie Plante, calling her a Liberal-NDP mayor for not getting tough on homelessness.
What is his solution? (Silence.)
The Gazette reports on people in Ahuntsic mobilizing against a homeless shelter. It’s “near a daycare and several schools.” What location in the city is not near one or both of those normal urban elements? Same story on Global.
My prediction: we’re soon going to see something very much like concentration camps proposed by Poilievre or someone like him. Or enforced.
As a contrast, Mansion Global swoons over TMR.
carswell
The, uh, money quote from that last article: “Overall, ‘TMR really feels like a gated community,’ said Montanaro.”
Kate
It is, along one side anyway.
One real estate agent cited calls Park Ex an “emerging neighbourhood” which in their lingo probably means a place where they have just begun to make huge profits.
Ephraim
The tories are big on telling people off, but really thin on actual plans. They talk about inflation, but are they willing to enact price controls and forced salary increases by CPI? They want the cities to solve homelessness, but don’t have a plan to provide money. The same way that they want to get rid of the carbon tax, but won’t say how they will make up that tax shortfall. They are big on talk, but we all have to put their feet to the fire and ask… WHERE IS THE MONEY COMING FROM?
Kate
It’s much like how Ensemble complains about city hall without contributing any constructive ideas. It’s always easier to be in opposition and snipe from the sidelines than to actually manage a government and its budget priorities.
Uatu
The real estate talk always makes me laugh because all the people I knew who grew up in TMR couldn’t wait to gtfo when they turned 18.
Ian
Gated communities are not meant to appeal to 18 year olds. Quite the opposite.
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