A Montreal tenant faced a major rent hike – until they hit the streets
From CKUT Local Journalism Initiative · 00:12:49
Show by Jules Bugiel
Episode Notes When landlords do major renovations, they pass along the costs to renters – and sometimes, tenants run the risk of being priced out of their homes. A pair of tenants in Montreal’s Plateau neighbourhood found themselves in that situation, when they were served notice of an almost $300 rent increase earlier this year, after their landlord spent roughly $350,000 on repairs to the building. Montreal’s housing tribunal (TAL) would have likely approved the hike. But the tenants were able to negotiate no rent increase at all – just taking on the cost of hydro payments – through a publicity campaign with the Montreal Autonomous Tenants’ Union (SLAM-MATU). That campaign saw union members picket outside a neighbouring café, owned by the landlord’s son – a move the landlord described as “blackmail” in a written statement to CKUT. CKUT speaks to one of the tenants about what other renters can learn from their experience.
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