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New report by ACORN shows Massive Rent Increases in Avenue Living Buildings in Alberta! Avenue Living, fastest growing REIT in western Canada, entered into a $130 mill agreement with Canada Infrastructure Bank. Release tomorrow in Calgary! CityNews Calgary Jon Muma Lauryn Heintz

ACORN's New Report 'Retrofits & Rent Gouging' released today! Fed deal of $130 mill with Avenue Living, a REIT, to do retrofits. Massive rent increases, substandard housing, no tenant engagement! tinyurl.com/3eamu8t7
ACORN wants strings attached to public $$$! Global News Toronto

Shoutout to Alberta ACORN! 50+ tenants from Avenue Living Buildings joined the action to protest massive rent increases. Rent Gouging and Retrofits should not go together. Affordability Covenants on all public funds given to landlords. Take action: tinyurl.com/bdr9jnpn

ACORN members in Toronto & Ottawa joined Alberta ACORN to protest rent gouging on retrofit funding. Report delivered to CIB and Justin Trudeau. Demand affordability Covenants on all public funds given to landlords to retrofit buildings: tinyurl.com/bdr9jnpn

Check out the article published in the Star today. Toronto ACORN member & ACORN national leader spoke about how landlords are rent gouging tenants for environmental upgrades. thestar.com/news/canada/a-… Climate justice is housing justice! 👉🏾Take action- tinyurl.com/2kxvwhv8

Corporate landlords are killing affordable housing with above guideline rent increases (AGIs), renovictions, demovictions and other predatory tactics to exploit more money out of tenants. Join the Ontario ACORN day of action. Details > acorncanada.org/civicrm/event/…

ACORN is standing with the seniors and their families getting renovicted from their homes. ACON report shows a 300% jump in renoviction apps between 2017 & 2021. This needs to stop! Protect seniors' homes. Take action: acorncanada.org/take_action/st… #stopcorporategreed

Hamilton's anti-renoviction bylaw is a first-of-its-kind-in-Ontario regulation. Constantina Varlokostas and Carla Lucchetta spoke to Nrinder Nann, Daniel P. Chin, and HamiltonACORN about why it was needed. #hamont #onpoli tvo.org/video/why-hami…

Thanks TVO Today | The Agenda for doing a story on #HamOnt passing local anti-renoviction policy. Downtown ACORN members Lorne and Erin shared their experience with fighting to keep their homes.

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Great downtown chapter meeting on Tues! For the 1st half of the meeting we were joined by Hamilton Centre MPP Sarah Jama . We discussed the top issues facing downtown #HamOnt tenants - rising rents, no fault evictions, predatory landlords and AGIs and solutions.
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East End ACORN is ON FIRE! Stay tuned for some upcoming action!

Thanks to Scott Thompson for having me on 900 CHML today to discuss Justin Trudeau's announcement yesterday about a Renter's Bill of Rights. You can listen to the interview at the link below.
HamiltonACORN ACORN Canada youtube.com/watch?v=qpwWVE…

Canadian Renters’ Bill of Rights needs to lead to legislative changes. ACORN's response to the PM Justin Trudeau recent announcement. tinyurl.com/4wzk6zrn

We need full rent control, ban on unaffordable rent increases, anti-displacement covenants & no fixed term leases.

Most people don't know what to do when their landlord tries to evict them. They don't know their rights, or their power as (organized) tenants.

Listen in as folks from Ontario ACORN give practical advice on how to fight back...

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ACORN Canada

Under this bill, renters will now also have the right to request a congratulatory certificate with their MP’s thoughts and prayers marking their eviction. /s

25 landlord companies own over 1/5th of Canada we’re going to need more than ✨vibes✨ to solve this.

Back in January the decision about LRT operations was deferred to a future meeting. This is the meeting! April 17th at City Hall. This is our last chance to demand that council actually commit to public transit and have HSR and ATU 107 run the LRT. See you there.

Low-income tenants need nonprofit housing! City Council has the opportunity to make the right decision at today's GIC vote!