Dave
@dsherwoodb
mostly tenants organizing, but sometimes I post food or bad jokes then delete them
The issues of unaffordable & inadequate housing, and the displacement that is both their cause and consequence, can only be challenged in any meaningful way by organized & militant groups of working-class tenants.
Some incredible spin from Starlight Investments in this piece… Starlight says it “proactively scheduled and completed essential electrical upgrades” AFTER tenants experienced power outages during the recent heat wave and had similar outages over the past few years
About 100 households awaiting an eviction decision over a two-year rent strike say they rejected their landlord’s final settlement offer because it would “silence” them if future issues were to arise. trib.al/841WfyM
New story out today in @PivotQc and @ricochet_en. I spoke with former and current tenants of two Montreal landlords to reveal the human cost of property speculation. ricochet.media/justice/housin…
“many of these buildings are located in areas targeted for ‘urban revitalization’ by the city of Montreal.” “Baumann [calls] it ‘state-led gentrification,’ a kind of dog whistle to real-estate speculators […] masked in liberal language.”
How Montreal’s predatory landlords are turning poverty into profit A new investigation by @ZacharyKamel reveals how landlords exploit vulnerable tenants, weaponize housing laws, and leave homes empty — all in the name of return on investment ricochet.media/justice/housin… #cdnpoli
How Montreal’s predatory landlords are turning poverty into profit A new investigation by @ZacharyKamel reveals how landlords exploit vulnerable tenants, weaponize housing laws, and leave homes empty — all in the name of return on investment ricochet.media/justice/housin… #cdnpoli
About 100 households awaiting an eviction decision over a two-year rent strike say they rejected their landlord’s final settlement offer because it would “silence” them if future issues were to arise. trib.al/841WfyM
“After tenants agreed to the landlord’s offer in principle, the landlord added the ‘non-disparagement’ clause, Sameer Beyan said.” New from @TorontoStar, on why negotiations to resolve our dispute with landlords Starlight and PSP Investments broke down thestar.com/news/gta/tenan…
About 100 Thorncliffe Park households awaiting an eviction decision over a two-year rent strike say they rejected their landlord’s final settlement offer because it would “silence” them if future issues were to arise. My latest for @TorontoStar: thestar.com/news/gta/tenan…
There are now almost as many homeless people whose main source of income is from work (15%) as there are on ODSP (16%)