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Bain Avenue controversy - Ulli Diemer replies
Diemer, Ulli
Article
1978
There is no dispute about the importance and validity of economic demands, whether in the workplace or in the community. What is under dispute is Wages for Housework's insistence that money is the onl...
Bain Co-op hit by rent strike: Rents up 18%
Diemer, Ulli
Article
1977
Minority of residents launch rent strike while majority pursues co-op ownership.
Bain Co-op Meets Wages for Housework: A political thriller
Diemer, Ulli
Article
1977
The story of the struggle that gave birth to a housing co-operative and destroyed the credibility of the 'Wages for Housework' sect.
Bain Co-op OK's evictions: Eviction notices sent
Diemer, Ulli
Article
1977
Bain residents refusing to pay their full rent are to be served eviction notices.
Hamilton Tenant: A guide to tenants' rights and the Landlord and Tenant Act
Article
1976
A guide to the rights and obligations of tenants as set out in the current (1967) legislation.
A Manual for Tenant Organizers
Bylsma, Klass
Article
1977
This manual examines the problems of evictions, rent increases, reduction of services and lack of repairs encountered by Montrealers and provides information on possible recourses and action.
New Challenges to Tenant Organizing in New York City: Against The Current vol. 125
Tribich, Chloe
Article
2006
On June 16, 2006, 305 West 150th Street, a rundown 84-unit apartment building in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, sold for $6.95 million. The City of New York has documented 274 housing maintenan...
Parkdale tenants' campaign blames real estate agent for loss of rooming houses
Pelley, Lauren
Article
2018
A look at 'displacement realty' in the Parkdale area of Toronto, where the selling affordable homes at inflated prices pushes new landlords into forcing out old tenants in order to increase rents.
Rent Strikes in New York
Naison, Mark
Book
1967
Seven News
Serial Publication (Periodical)
1970
Seven News (7 News) was a community newspaper published in the area of Toronto east of downtown which at the time was known as Ward 7. Seven News was published from 1970 to 1985. Seven News is no long...
Tenant Handbook
Book
1976
Answers to key questions for tenants and those working with tenants in Alberta.
Tenant Handbook
Article
1978
This fifth edition of the Tenants' Handbook is issued by Communitas Incorporated "to outline those rights which tenants have under the existing law, and to explain how to obtain these rights.
Tenant Research Guide
Stevens, Leslie
Article
1978
The author intends the above publication to be an aid in laying open to view the operations of the owners of rental housing which accommodate 50 per cent of Toronto's citizens.
Urban core support network annual conference 1982:: The disappearance of affordable housing for people on the margins
Article
1982
The 1982 Conference of the Urban Core Support Network, held in Toronto in October, focused on the disappearance of affordable housing.

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Seven News
A community newspaper based in the 'Ward 7' area of Toronto: east of downtown, from Sherbourne Street to Logan Avenue, including Don Vale, Cabbagetown, Regent Park, Riverdale, St. Jamestown. Seven New...
Tom Wetzel's home page
Wetzel's writing spans a range of topics... from libertarian socialism, anarcho-syndicalism and workers' self-management to unionism, social housing, environmental justice, philosophy, and Los Angeles...

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Council committee to tackle what some claim is a new loophole for landlords
Landlords' group says suite meters are a fair way for tenants to budget their power consumption
Smee, Michael
2017
There's growing concern among municipal politicians and tenants advocates about a relatively new practice by landlords called "suite metering" -- and the issue's set to be discussed at city hall Frid...

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The Parkdale Tenant
Periodical profile published 1977
Serial Publication (Periodical)
1977
This tabloid style newspaper contains bits of information and access to resources for tenants' rights, their needs, and local community events.
Tenants' Bulletin
Periodical profile published 1979
Serial Publication (Periodical)
1979