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In a move condemned by Vancouver’s two Green councillors and single OneCity councillor, the reigning ABC party has voted to close down the city’s ‘Renter Office’ during a housing affordability crisis, citing concerns over its efficiency. While it had no physical presence, the Renter Office had worked to advise tenants …

Sam Everitt was well prepared for his move from Montreal to Toronto. The Concordia master’s student knew July 1 was Quebec’s famous “moving day,” when tens of thousands of rental leases expire across the province. So he reserved his truck nearly four months in advance. He received reassuring emails from U-Haul about his “guaranteed” …

In the last decade, the number of Calgarians who rent their homes has grown much faster than the number of people who own them, according to new census data. Since 2011, the number of renters in the city has grown 37.3 per cent, while the number of homeowners has grown by …

Brianne Zimmerman says she’s not usually one to defy orders. But the Calgary-based photographer says something didn’t seem right about the notice her landlord slipped under her front door last March. It stated she and her neighbours had to vacate their apartment suites in a Sunnyside building by June 30. It didn’t provide a …

Inside a bright green building on Church Street in Halifax, Stacey Gomez sits at her desk, working on her computer. Her home is peaceful, filled with art and plants. Outside, workers saw and hammer.  Gomez is one of the last people left in the seven-unit building. In March, all the tenants …