Michelle is an elderly woman and long-time activist from Hamilton ON who is facing eviction from her home of 17 years by @kwri real estate agent @NicoleRansome2. With the support of her community, she is determined to fight to stay in her home. #HamOnt
#HamOnt Tenants! Start your engines! May1 we fill the streets w/ a snaking convoy of distanced yet united parade-ready #KeepYourRent vehicles - to build & celebrate tenant power during the COVID-19 crisis
See the UPDATES section of our website for infos🚗
50-80% of your CERB cheque headed directly to the Landlord's account? Unsure how you will cover the missed April rent + May? Concerned about food, medicine and basics for your family? #KeepYourRentHamilton#HamOnt
https://t.co/EFGlPk6u1a
Interested in #KeepYourRent? Visit the link below for info on how to cancel direct deposits, how to spot Landlord tricks, and how to start organizing with your neighbours & fellow #HamOnt tenants. Sign the pledge & get in touch. https://t.co/EFGlPko4SI
Catching up on last night's messages to the #KeepYourRentHamilton hotline. Talking w/ tenants from across Hamilton who are outright unable to afford rent &/or worried about money going into May and June, and deciding to keep their rent.
#KeepYourRentHamilton#HamOnt - a thread.
Being a Landlord is not a job. Owning and renting out property is an investment. In fact, up until a few weeks ago, it was one of the most lucrative investments in Canadian investment history. 1/
@J_Scott_@LooniePolitics Your latest in @LooniePolitics is a smoke screen for the provinces’ landlord lobby. Is your publisher ok with you presenting this as news without disclosing this MASSIVE GLARING conflict of interest? #cdnpoli
@LooniePolitics How is this PR drivel news? How are you a ‘trusted independent news source’ when you publish this garbage without disclosing your staff’s conflict of interest? @J_Scott_ = @RentersRightsON .. a known Landlord lobby front. Do you fact check? #cdnpoli
Landlords are paying former Liberal Party PR person @J_Scott_ to run a website aimed at discouraging tenants from organizing together and instead rely on advice from the LTB