Livmore High Park Tenants’ Association

Livmore High Park Tenants’ Association

@lhpta.bsky.social

We represent tenants living at the Livmore High Park properties in Toronto - https://linktr.ee/lhpta

32 followers26 following44 posts

Livmore High Park Tenants’ Association reposted

Disability Justice Network of Ontario
@djno.ca

Across the Metroland papers today, Brad writes about the silent crisis in housing: accessibility for disabled renters. And, friends, Bill 60's speeding up of evictions and limits on those owing arrears will only make things worse. Link in bio or tr.ee/b-M2MEhM8O

Livmore High Park Tenants’ Association reposted

Geordie
@geordiedent.bsky.social

Can’t believe it finally passed. We tried this year ago and if not for some of the same opposition, it could have lowered rents across the board and forced millions in repairs during both COVID and now

Matt Elliott@graphicmatt.com

Councillor Matlow's motion to establish a colour-coded sign rating system for apartment buildings based on inspections, similar to DineSafe, CARRIES 20-3. Interesting trio here. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...

Livmore High Park Tenants’ Association
@lhpta.bsky.social

We were thrilled to have @alexagilmour.bsky.social attend our Annual Community BBQ last weekend! Thank you, Alexa, for speaking in support of rent control ✊

Alexa Gilmour@alexagilmour.bsky.social

Thrilled to join the Annual Community BBQ in the High Park buildings! It’s always heartening to see neighbours come together and build community over great food & conversations. Thank you Livmore High Park Tenants' Association for hosting, and for your continued advocacy & community leadership!

Livmore High Park Tenants’ Association reposted

Cynthia Black (she/her)
@cynthiablack.bsky.social

It’s *not* immigrants. It’s *not* lack of supply. It’s $$$ firms that are making housing unaffordable. “Census data shows that the supply of housing has been greater than population growth almost every year since 2010, yet housing price increases consistently outstrip inflation every year.”

Canadian Dimension@canadiandimension.bsky.social

The rapid evaporation of affordable housing has created a dire situation for working Canadians. Since financialized firms entered the housing market average home prices have risen 318%. Two-thirds of tenants are now being charged unaffordable rents.

canadiandimension.comThe REIT-ification of housingThe financialization of housing is a result of policy choices made by successive federal and provincial governments over decades. The Federal Housing Advocate points to three major policy drivers: the...

Livmore High Park Tenants’ Association reposted

Canadian Dimension
@canadiandimension.bsky.social

The rapid evaporation of affordable housing has created a dire situation for working Canadians. Since financialized firms entered the housing market average home prices have risen 318%. Two-thirds of tenants are now being charged unaffordable rents.

canadiandimension.comThe REIT-ification of housingThe financialization of housing is a result of policy choices made by successive federal and provincial governments over decades. The Federal Housing Advocate points to three major policy drivers: the...
Livmore High Park Tenants’ Association
@lhpta.bsky.social

Agreed: Financialized landlords… (like GWL Realty Advisors, Dream Ultd, Starlight, Minto, Brookfield, etc) …should NOT be accessing supports when they are literally pricing people out of their homes. @mark-carney.bsky.social @gregorrobertson.bsky.social @ontariopc.bsky.social

Cynthia Black (she/her)@cynthiablack.bsky.social

A @uwaterloo.ca researcher: “We don't think that they should be accessing support from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation or Canada's National Housing Strategy.” 💯 Now fix it, @mark-carney.bsky.social @gregorrobertson.bsky.social @ontariopc.bsky.social uwaterloo.ca/news/financi...

uwaterloo.caFinancial landlords are leading Toronto rent hikes | Waterloo NewsFinancial landlords in Toronto charge monthly rents 44 per cent higher than the average neighbourhood price, according to a groundbreaking new study. The increase translates to $670 more on average. A...

Livmore High Park Tenants’ Association reposted

Cynthia Black (she/her)
@cynthiablack.bsky.social

A @uwaterloo.ca researcher: 👉“The  government  has goals to improve housing affordability, but their programs give funding to organizations who eviscerate housing affordability…” @mark-carney.bsky.social @gregorrobertson.bsky.social @ontariopc.bsky.social uwaterloo.ca/news/financi...

uwaterloo.caFinancial landlords are leading Toronto rent hikes | Waterloo NewsFinancial landlords in Toronto charge monthly rents 44 per cent higher than the average neighbourhood price, according to a groundbreaking new study. The increase translates to $670 more on average. A...
Livmore High Park Tenants’ Association
@lhpta.bsky.social

Moses McKay, on politics and housing in Toronto (1960): “Either deliver the goods, or don’t get in the way.” 💯

Geordie@geordiedent.bsky.social

From the 1960 Toronto Labour Yearbook piece - Housing in Toronto: “It matters not one row of beans how many houses are being built or many many houses or flats are lying vacant. If they can not be sold or rented at a maximum price of 23% of income, they are too expensive.”

Livmore High Park Tenants’ Association reposted

Cynthia Black (she/her)
@cynthiablack.bsky.social

TOMORROW: Concerned about high rent prices in Canada? So are we. RSVP for this free event to learn how we’re taking down the landlord cartel: www.tenantunion.ca/landlordcartel #StopTheLandlordCartel

tenantunion.cahow we take down the landlord cartel
Livmore High Park Tenants’ Association@lhpta.bsky.social

Need a little hope? Join us April 15th to learn how tenants have been working to #StopTheLandlordCartel Register for this FREE virtual event: tenantunion.ca/landlordcartel

Livmore High Park Tenants’ Association reposted

Geordie
@geordiedent.bsky.social

Plan = give the industry more money by starving Cities for revenue from one of the richest groups in Canada (property developers). Savings = $0. Thats because housing prices aren't a function of cost, they're a function of what the market will bare. 1/2

Rachel Gilmore@rachelgilmore.bsky.social

Alright, first up today was Poilievre! His announcement? A plan to reimburse cities for half of every dollar they cut in development charges (which fund new infrastructure for housing like sewers and roads) This + ditching GST on new homes under 1.3 million = $115,000 saved per home, he claims.

Livmore High Park Tenants’ Association reposted

Livmore High Park Tenants’ Association
@lhpta.bsky.social

🚨ATTENTION Tenants & tenant allies in Canada 🇨🇦 Do you agree that rent is too damn high? RSVP to this free virtual event to learn how we’re fighting to #StopTheLandlordCartel 👇👇👇👇👇

Livmore High Park Tenants’ Association@lhpta.bsky.social

Need a little hope? Join us April 15th to learn how tenants have been working to #StopTheLandlordCartel Register for this FREE virtual event: tenantunion.ca/landlordcartel

Livmore High Park Tenants’ Association reposted

Cole Webber
@colewebber.bsky.social

A struggle in one working-class district in Toronto has done more to illuminate the housing question in this city than all the recent punditry, spilled ink, and activist conferences on the topic combined www.torontotoday.ca/local/real-e...

torontotoday.caThorncliffe rent strikers facing eviction protest Downsview lands developerDozens of Thorncliffe Park rent strikers are facing eviction over their failure to pay rent. They say they want their landlord to end its use of above guideline rent increases.
Livmore High Park Tenants’ Association
@lhpta.bsky.social

🚨ATTENTION Tenants & tenant allies in Canada 🇨🇦 Do you agree that rent is too damn high? RSVP to this free virtual event to learn how we’re fighting to #StopTheLandlordCartel 👇👇👇👇👇

Livmore High Park Tenants’ Association@lhpta.bsky.social

Need a little hope? Join us April 15th to learn how tenants have been working to #StopTheLandlordCartel Register for this FREE virtual event: tenantunion.ca/landlordcartel

Livmore High Park Tenants’ Association reposted

Livmore High Park Tenants’ Association
@lhpta.bsky.social

Profit-driven real-estate giants *WON’T* solve our housing problems because… they 👉CONTRIBUTE TO and 👉PROFIT FROM our housing problems

Cynthia Black (she/her)@cynthiablack.bsky.social

Even if you believe that “the market” CAN solve our housing problems, I would argue that it WON’T. youtu.be/VKhCPztmWqo

youtu.beCanadian landlords accused of rent rigging using AI softwareYouTube video by CBC News: The National
Livmore High Park Tenants’ Association
@lhpta.bsky.social

bsky.app/profile/lhpt...

Livmore High Park Tenants’ Association@lhpta.bsky.social

If a landlord benefited from using software to inflate the rental market, discontinuing its use does not undo the harm already caused to tenants over the years… www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

cbc.caProposed class-action lawsuit accuses companies of price-fixing rents in Canada | CBC NewsA proposed class-action lawsuit alleges more than a dozen landlords and property managers have conspired to artificially inflate rents across Canada. The suit claims they did it by using a piece of so...
Livmore High Park Tenants’ Association
@lhpta.bsky.social

“With U.S. tariffs in effect, now is the time to invest in social housing. We can create good jobs, support our domestic industry and build affordable homes to form a more equitable and resilient country.” @policyalternatives.ca www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

policyalternatives.caSocial housing can help Trump-proof Canadian’s well-being - CCPAIn the face of political and economic threats from the United States, most Canadians agree on two things: Canada’s sovereignty is non-negotiable, and Canada’s housing crisis will worsen with Trump’s t...

Livmore High Park Tenants’ Association reposted

Broadbent Institute
@broadbent.bsky.social

Big Tech’s unchecked power isn’t just a global issue—it’s a Canadian one too. From online surveillance to eroding workers' rights, tech giants dominate our digital spaces. So why does Canada still lack a plan to rein them in? Alexandra Ages explains: perspectivesjournal.ca/digital-olig...

perspectivesjournal.caThe Digital Oligarchy: Surveillance, Tech Giants, and the Future of Human Rights | Perspectives JournalCanadians are right to be concerned about corporate control of data, algorithmically worsening inequality, and the role of tech companies in disempowering workers.
Livmore High Park Tenants’ Association
@lhpta.bsky.social

‘“…Toronto is slowly going to become an income-polarized city where only the wealthy can afford to live.” […] financialized landlords are already facing lawsuits for allegedly discriminating against tenants and colluding to raise rent prices in both the U.S. and Canada.’ Let’s fight back, friends✊

West End Phoenix@westendphoenix.bsky.social

TORONTO’S NEW LANDLORDS: They’re ultra-rich, predominantly American, and over the next 8 years they’re bringing 21,000 units without rent control to a new building near you. ✍️: Emma Paling www.westendphoenix.com/stories/toro...

westendphoenix.comToronto's new landlords — West End PhoenixThey’re ultra-rich, predominantly American, and over the next eight years they’re bringing 21,000 units without rent control to a new building near you. The West End Phoenix has identified 21,677 rent...

Livmore High Park Tenants’ Association reposted

Norm Di Pasquale🇨🇦
@normsworld.bsky.social

Great to hear that the City of Toronto and the city workers at ⁦‪CUPE Local 79‬⁩ reached a deal last night! www.thestar.com/news/gta/the... #topoli

thestar.comThe City of Toronto and its biggest union have reached a tentative deal to avert a strike. Here’s what we knowThe move comes after weeks of bargaining between the city and CUPE Local 79, representing about 30,000 city employees.