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CBC
a day ago
- Business
- CBC
Tenants push back against 5-week eviction notice
Social Sharing After living in her apartment for nearly four years, Karelle Sikapi figured she would get more than five weeks' notice to find a new place. The 23-year-old lives in a building in Little Italy she says is filled with students. Tenants were recently told the property manager wants all 185 units vacant by the end of August. "To be [thrust] into this process is jarring, not just for me, but for a lot of students who don't have backup plans," Sikapi said. Residents of the building on Champagne Avenue South were notified on July 23 by the property's general manager that a motion will be brought before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on Thursday to seek approval to sell the property. A condition of the proposed sale is that the building be vacant Sept. 1 so that the buyer can address mould issues in the building, according to the letter to tenants. To Sikapi, the approach is giving the impression that "they want this place to be filled with people that aren't us, that aren't the students and the young people and the people that can't afford high rent prices. "It really feels a bit like a betrayal." Seeking fairer terms Yaasir Hosenie says he believes he's been living with mould in his unit since May, adding that all residents were notified about the problem in June. An email from the general manager stated they conducted an interim indoor air quality and mould assessment throughout the building. "We are not pushing against the sale or against the remediation because we understand mould is a health hazard and everything, but we are pushing for fairer terms and also for our voice to be heard," Hosenie said. The notice to tenants stated that if the court grants approval to sell, the tenant will execute a N11 — an agreement to end the tenancy form, and a release form. Once the tenant signs the forms and vacates the unit, the new owner will have to pay each tenant the equivalent of two months' rent for relocation expenses. In a statement to CBC, the property manager said it recognizes this is a time of uncertainty for tenants and that it's committed to being a reliable source of information and assistance throughout the process. "As legal proceedings are ongoing, we are unable to provide further comment at this time," Varsity Communities added. Lawyer takes case as pro-bono Hosenie says he has a letter with over 40 signatures to push back in court and expects more tenants to lend their support too. His goal is to extend the timeline to give tenants the proper amount of notice, to properly compensate them to move out so rapidly, or give them an option to return to their unit after remediation with the same pre-existing lease conditions. Lawyer Kevin Wiener has stepped in to take on the case pro-bono. He said he heard about the situation on social media and reached out to help as he thought it was unfair that tenants might get evicted on short notice "without any real opportunity to have a lawyer argue for them." "That's not how we're supposed to do things in this province and in this country," he added. Wiener will represent Hosenie in court on Thursday and expects to see "some kind of adjournment." "If this building genuinely does require to be vacated to do mould remediation, there's a process to do that, although an expensive one and if they want to short circuit that process, they need to incentivize the tenants to voluntarily give up their leases or they [have] to go through the process," Wiener said.
CBS News
23-07-2025
- CBS News
Vacant Colorado business that caught fire was illegally occupied and being rented out
A fire that broke out inside a vacant Colorado building in Lakewood early Monday morning is under investigation. West Metro Fire says several people were living inside the building and the fire department shared photos of what look liked scorched living spaces. The building near Colfax Avenue and Lamar Street is owned by Cyndie Shaffstall. "I think the people have to go somewhere. You have to have a place to live, it's an empty building," she said. What happened, she says, is a tragedy. "It is truly heartbreaking. Plus, I don't want someone living like that," she said. Her building has been in closing for several years. With it being unable to rent, the property during that time, she says, sat vacant, and people started moving in. "They had everything in there. They had cookstoves, they had heaters. They had clothing, they had ironing boards, they had closets set up and needles everywhere ... there were needles everywhere," Shaffstall said, "There was a woman there who claimed to be the property manager and was charging rent to these homeless people. At the time, there were six bedrooms plus four offices and they were all rented." She says she's been working to clear the building out for more than a year but that nothing lasts very long. "The police have been very good about doing what they can but there are so many people," she said. In the last 6 months, 911 records show police have visited the property more than two dozen times. "Four to 6 months ago, I don't know, someone died in there of an overdose. A few weeks ago there was a hostage situation in there," she said. "Last week there was convicted felon holed up in there." An eviction and an attempt to cut off power to the building also failed to keep people from sheltering inside the building. "They had actually connected an extension cord to the overhead powerline, " Shaffstall said. Despite all those efforts, early Monday morning a fire broke out destroying the building. Shaffstall says she's not sure what the solution is but hopes someone takes a closer look at the issue before someone gets hurt. "That no one was killed in there is nothing short of a miracle," she said. In February, CBS Colorado Reported on a similar case also in Lakewood. Several unhoused community members took shelter in a vacant gas station. They were removed from the property several times but would return ultimately causing a fire. The City of Lakewood says property owners are responsible for securing their buildings.
Yahoo
22-07-2025
- Yahoo
Alleged plane hijacker makes first court appearance in Richmond
CBC A Toronto man who says he was the victim of a brutal assault last month says police and paramedics took over an hour to respond to multiple 911 calls, and in that time, another person was Henry told CBC Toronto he was beaten on June 25 in the stairwell of the alternative housing building where he lives and works as the property manager. He says the assailant was the guest of a tenant and appeared to be on attack left him with four broken ribs, a fractured shin bone and a
Yahoo
01-07-2025
- Yahoo
Property manager, 81, arrested for allegedly hitting tenant
A 57-year-old woman suffered 'significant head injuries ' after an alleged fight with her 81-year-old property manager, according to a social media post from the Honolulu Police Department. Patrol officers responded at about 1 p.m. today to an address on Algaroba Street to a report of a 'physical altercation between tenant and property manager.' Officers found the 57-year-old woman who was treated and transported to the Queen's Medical Center in serious condition. 'Preliminary investigation revealed that the victim had gone to the manager's office to retrieve a package when she was struck from behind with an unknown object by an 81-year-old male suspect, later identified as the property manager, ' read the post from HPD. The 81-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. The investigation is ongoing. See more : 1 Comments By participating in online discussions you acknowledge that you have agreed to the. An insightful discussion of ideas and viewpoints is encouraged, but comments must be civil and in good taste, with no personal attacks. If your comments are inappropriate, you may be banned from posting. Report comments if you believe they do not follow our. Having trouble with comments ? .
The Verge
10-06-2025
- Business
- The Verge
Amazon Key Access Control system
Amazon Key is coming to apartment buildings. is a new building intercom solution that uses the Ring app to let apartment dwellers answer their building door and buzz people in on their phones. The intercoms need to be installed by a property manager, and the system includes virtual keys for communal spaces; keys for individual apartments aren't mentioned. Interestingly, Ring founder Jamie Siminoff left Amazon to run a smart building access solution, but he's now back at Amazon. 1/4 Image: Amazon
