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No Demands for Rent. No Threats of Eviction!

Posted on: April 13, 2020 /

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Tenants are stronger when we organize and refuse individual deals with the landlord. Thousands of tenants who have not paid rent this month were contacted by their landlords. Some landlords have issued eviction notices, many others have attempted to pressure tenants into agreeing to repay rent. These landlords have the same goal in mind: keep

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CERB: Relief for tenants or bail out for landlords?

Posted on: April 8, 2020 /

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The CERB going out under conditions in which rent payment is due just means relief for landlords and crumbs for tenants. There is no avoiding or ignoring the double-crisis tenants will face every month that the COVID-19 crisis goes on while rent is expected. The setup here is that individual tenants are being required to

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Didn’t Pay Your Rent? What Comes Next?

Posted on: April 2, 2020 /

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Lost jobs. Hours cut. Bills to pay. Families to feed. CONNECT WITH YOUR NEIGHBOURS! DOWNLOAD THE POSTER DOWNLOAD THE FACT SHEET keepyourrent.com torontokeepyourrent@gmail.com 647-874-8793 There is a reason Divide and Conquer is a phrase everyone knows. It’s a strategy used against people every time we come together in support of one another. We can’t allow

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KEEP YOUR RENT: ORGANZING MATERIALS

Posted on: March 20, 2020 /

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Keep Your Rent, Toronto! On April 1 we are keeping our rent. Some of us have run out of money or don’t have much left. Some of us are hoping things don’t get worse. Some of us may be ok right now, telling ourselves things will work out. But none of us knows for sure.

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TORONTO: KEEP YOUR RENT (April 1)

Posted on: March 20, 2020 /

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KEEP YOUR RENT – TORONTO (Facebook organizing group) Some of us have run out of money or don’t have much left. Some of us may have barely enough and are hoping things don’t get worse. Some of us may be okay right now and are telling ourselves things will work out. But none of us

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Notice: Eviction Stoppage + Supporting Neighbours

Posted on: March 17, 2020 /

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1. Eviction Stoppage Read the story in the Toronto Star It’s unclear how long outstanding eviction orders will be postponed but they are, for the moment, being halted. Behind most evictions lies a crisis. Whether a tenant’s spouse has died or they lost their job, whether they can’t work without affordable childcare or are unable

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Landlord Shafik Kassam Hides from Beaty Tenants

Posted on: February 8, 2020 /

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Today our neighbours at 40 Beaty traveled to the affluent Hoggs Hollow neighbourhood in North York to the home of landlord Shaffik Kassam. Their purpose was to demand he drop the above guideline increase and do the repairs in tenants’ units now. Kassam is a real estate investor who has bought up two Parkdale buildings,

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We Won’t Be Ignored – Parkdale on the Picket Line

Posted on: February 4, 2020 /

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FACEBOOK EVENT Friday, Feb. 7, 11:15am, corner of Queen St. West and Lansdowne Ave. Apparently the government didn’t hear us! Last Monday, over 100 Parkdale tenants, families and teachers showed up to demand quality schools. Next week, we’ll make sure they can’t ignore us. Join Parkdale teachers on the picket line on Friday February 7th

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Parkdale Supports Teachers!

Posted on: January 15, 2020 /

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FACEBOOK EVENT Parkdale Supports Teachers!Monday, January 20, 11:15am Corner of Queen St. West and Jameson Ave. Bring your kids! On Monday, elementary school teachers will be out on strike. Let’s show teachers and the government that Parkdale demands smaller classes, more classroom support and better schools for our kids. Parkdale supports teachers fighting back! Bring your

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1475 King Tenants Organize

Posted on: January 9, 2020 /

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Last night our neighbours at 1475 King formed a building committee for the defense of their homes. The building was recently purchased by Montreal-based Golden Equity Properties. The new landlord has since issued bogus eviction notices to some tenants and is neglecting serious disrepair in tenants’ units. Members of Parkdale Organize attended the meeting. We

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