Ottawa renovictions: City councillor puts forward motion to crack down on bad-faith evictions [Video]

An Ottawa city councillor wants the city to do more to prevent bad-faith evictions amid a soaring number of tenants being forced out of their homes.

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Coun. Ariel Troster has put forward a motion to the city’s planning and housing committee that if approved, would direct staff to explore the option of introducing an “anti-renovictions” bylaw that could prevent landlords from evicting tenants for renovations without proof the construction is significant.

In Ontario, the N13 eviction notice—also known as a renoviction—informs renters that they must vacate their home because the unit needs major renovations. Advocates say renovictions force a current tenant to move out of a unit to raise rent exponentially for a new tenant.

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