The Rent Series

The Airbnb Loophole Pushing Out Long-Term Tenants

Feature by H.G. Watson

Despite regulations, short-term rentals continue to keep apartments off the market in neighbourhoods like Kensington Market.

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Editor's Letter by Nicholas Hune-Brown

How We Misunderstand the Housing Crisis

The “housing crisis” isn’t a crisis for everyone—for some it’s a windfall. That fact infuses every aspect of our response to it.

News by Olivia Rania Bowden

How to Protect Seniors From Eviction

A new report on seniors in TCHC buildings shows that current eviction prevention methods need to be strengthened.

Feature by Tahmeed Shafiq

At the Landlord and Tenant Board, Tenants Wait Twice as Long as Their Landlords

Applications by tenants take up to seven months longer than those by landlords. Behind this disparity is a skewed system of Zoom hearings and inexperienced adjudicators that can’t keep up with a mile-high case backlog.

Spotlight on Housing: From the Archives

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