FMTA

Federation of Metro Tenants' Associations | Educating, organizing & advocating for tenants since 1974 | Tenant Hotline: [phone]

[FMTA @TorontoTenants]

The 2026 Annual General Meeting has officially been called for June 13, 2026 starting at 11 AM. Lunch will be served. Please RSVP in advance - link in bio!

⏰Saturday June 13, 2026: Doors Open 11:00AM, Meeting Will Run From 12:00PM - 2:00PM

📍120 Carlton Street, Party Room

[FMTA @TorontoTenants]

Thanks to all the tenant organizers, groups like @TorontoACORN who never relented on 500 Dawes— to City staff and @MayorOliviaChow for pushing the change we need to see on enforcement. 2/2

#tenantpower #solidarity

[FMTA @TorontoTenants]

After years of organizing, tenants at 608 Dawes Road are finally seeing some justice after years of health & safety violations.

Notorious 500 Dawes landlord, Carolyn Kreb (also the owner of 608 Dawes), was sentenced in court for putting tenants at risk. 1/2

[FMTA @TorontoTenants]

FMTA Organizer Euridice spoke at a demonstration in support of the rent-striking tenants at Tahanan non profit homes along with the @TenantsUnionTO !

[FMTA @TorontoTenants]

The FMTA was at a demonstration on Friday in support of the tenants on rent strike at Tahanan non-profit homes. The landlord MUST meet the tenants' demands to meet with them and drop the unaffordable 8% rent increase!

[Parkdale Organize @ParkdaleOrg]

The apartment building at 75 Spencer Avenue in Parkdale has been sold amid tenants’ ongoing rent strike.

On May 4, the building was purchased for $15.5 million by a federally registered numbered corporation controlled by an out-of-province owner based in Quebec

[Parkdale Organize @ParkdaleOrg]

Read about the organizing led by 75 Spencer tenants who entered the 3rd month of their rent strike on May 1.

Fighting a rent increase calls for working-class people to communicate, make decisions, and take action together. This requires organizing, and organizing takes work

[FMTA @TorontoTenants]

FMTA Executive Director Yaroslava was on CBC the other night debunking Landlord Lobby MYTHS about the state of renting in Toronto.

We’re all hearing about record-low rents in the City. Has your rent gone down?

[Cole Webber @colefwebber]

My book on renovictions, co-authored with Philip Zigman, is now available for pre-order

[FMTA @TorontoTenants]

Working with Government:
Date and Time:TBA (weeknight)

Format: Zoom

Getting Repairs Done:
Date and time: Tuesday, June 2 from 7 PM - 8:30 PM

Format: Zoom

[FMTA @TorontoTenants]

Tenants and Tenant Association leaders in Toronto are welcome to come to the Tenant School later this month.

Join us to learn about your rights under the law, meet other tenant leaders and strategize to take action against bad landlords!

RSVP at https://t.co/1B4d3kxIvu in bio.

[FMTA @TorontoTenants]

Introduction to Landlord and Tenant Law:
Date and time: Saturday, May 30 from 10 AM - 1 PM

Format: in person

Community Organizing and Tenant Associations:
Date and time: Saturday, May 30 from 2 PM - 4 PM

Format: In person

[FMTA @TorontoTenants]

📆 Thursday, May 21, 6 to 9 p.m.
📍 Youngplace (180 Shaw St., Unit 314)
🎟️ Tickets starting at $15 – buy one, bring a friend free until May 7 👯

[FMTA @TorontoTenants]

Everybody’s got housing questions — but almost nobody knows who’s supposed to answer them. 🏠

Join us for our upcoming Action Journey event this month: Get Help With Housing Problems: A Toronto AMA for Renters & Homeowners.

[FMTA @TorontoTenants]

FMTA Executive Director Yaroslava Montenegro quoted in TorontoToday article about fines for unlicensed AirBNBs. Our organization applauds what many are describing as a "hard-line" approach toward short-term rentals in Toronto. See the link in our bio for the full article.

[FMTA @TorontoTenants]

FMTA was out celebrating May Day at the @may1labour barbecue in Christie Pits yesterday. Happy International Workers Day to all those who celebrate!

[FMTA @TorontoTenants]

FMTA's Executive Director Yaroslava Montenegro spoke at Ward 12 Councillor Josh Matlow's Tenant Town Hall on April 28th.

We will continue to make tenants' voices heard by every level of government and advocate on their behalf.

[FMTA @TorontoTenants]

https://t.co/wQvLJ0XUr4

[FMTA @TorontoTenants]

FMTA’s Mason spoke with @RadioCanadaInfo the rent strike at 75 Spencer in Parkdale. Check our bio for the full article.

Solidarity and good luck to those tenants fighting against unfair rent increases!