OrdinaryCanadian@lemmy.caM to onguardforthee@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 year agoNearly 500 tenants from 5 apartment buildings in Toronto are now on rent striketoronto.ctvnews.caexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1132arrow-down10
arrow-up1132arrow-down1external-linkNearly 500 tenants from 5 apartment buildings in Toronto are now on rent striketoronto.ctvnews.caOrdinaryCanadian@lemmy.caM to onguardforthee@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squaregibmiser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·1 year agoHuh, are rent strikes a new thing? Pretty cool idea. Hope it works out for them.
minus-squareyeather@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 year agoRent strikes have been a thing for a while, mostly when needed repairs are ignored
minus-squareUntouchedWagons@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 year agoIt is possible to “refuse” to pay rent due to serious issues like the landlord refusing to fix stuff. I put refuse in quotes since there’s likely a specific process you have to go through for the refusal to be protected
minus-squaregibmiser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoOh I knew about that, just hadn’t heard of organized Tennant strikes
Huh, are rent strikes a new thing? Pretty cool idea. Hope it works out for them.
Rent strikes have been a thing for a while, mostly when needed repairs are ignored
It is possible to “refuse” to pay rent due to serious issues like the landlord refusing to fix stuff. I put refuse in quotes since there’s likely a specific process you have to go through for the refusal to be protected
Oh I knew about that, just hadn’t heard of organized Tennant strikes