The economy and our double standard government

Is anyone out their seeing the changes in our economy and how it is affecting the renting industry especially for small landlords. Recently their was a documentary on social housing in the city of Toronto. We were astounded to see the magnitude of repairs required and the response of Metro Housing Authorities. Here we watched these high end paid professionals sit back and watch this environment rot. The absence of care and thought was shocking, more surprising was learning that the landlord and tenant tribunal does not apply to Toronto Housing. Once again it amazed us to see the burden being placed on private landlords and the double standard practiced by our government.
It made us wonder if tenants in the private sector were taking note of the horrific practices and how lucky some of them have it. We know with the new practices put in place by the government, the interest to go into this business seems to be lessened once people learn of the unfair practices put in place.

Recently we learned of a tenant that moved without notice, later sued a landlord with out their knowledge win a verdict with monetary value and then proceed to go to a collections agency who then went to Superior Court to get a garnishment. The amount was significant considering all the facts were based on lies. The landlord was furious. To a point that their is no way to even begin to negotiate with a lie. If anyone has ever dealt with such a matter and was able to surpass it please email us here and let us know so we can help this landlord.

The sad part to the story that in the past year alone we have heard countless stories of tenants robbing and hurting landlords because their is a system set up by the government that seems to support such outrageous acts.

At some point we pray that landlords become one and this system will change to include land owners so they are respected and treated with dignity by the very industry they are trying to serve.

Tenants and landlords have told us that people are getting hurt. One tenant told us a landlord was badly beaten and had his legs broken by a tenant. Another tenant is worried that safe play space in her area is non existant, she has to go to her friends out of the area so her children can play freely. Landlords are saying they are scared to rent thier properties, because of tenants destroying the property. The Tribunal has little or no regard for the landlords in the room when free lawyers are provided for tenants. Landlords sit in the same room out months of rent and possible damage to thier property, mutually agreed contract was signed and was broken. The Tribunal needs to provide fair practices , let lawyers work for both sides and decrease eviction turn around time, so the market can remain competitive and good homes will be available to everyone. The forms should be more straight forward. The system is not working because people are getting hurt. We reccomend tenants and landlords contact the Tribunal , and thier local MPP office and tell them of thier desire and give them suggestions. We at landlord connections believe this will help to change it for the good of everyone

landlords and tenants

well its been a long time in coming we finally have a blog site. We will be posting new blogs as information and changes occur.
In the industry recently we have gotten alot of calls from tenants telling us there are limited good spaces for rent.
landlords are telling us they are fed up with the Tribunal such as the cost for filing and the complicated forms. They wish the Tribunal was non existant. They are also complaining about some workers from the Ontario Works office, apparently some workers are great and keep there rent payments consistent while others decide to not pay one landlord but turns around and pays the other landlord for the same tenant.
The mental health workers landlords are now saying are also becoming increasingly difficult to work with as they too are deciding to move clients with little or no notice or for that matter any explanation.
We at landlord connections are hoping the industry improves for the sake of the communities and families landlords and tenants serve.