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The rents 'A rip-off' at $250 a month for a two-bedroom unit with plaster peeling, says tenant Wey Robinson, whose rent has gone with plaster peeling, says tenant Wey Robinson, whose rent has gone up $60 a month in just over a year
The rents 'A rip-off' at $250 a month for a two-bedroom unit with plaster peeling, says tenant Wey Robinson, whose rent has gone with plaster peeling, says tenant Wey Robinson, whose rent has gone up $60 a month in just over a year

The rents 'A rip-off' at $250 a month for a two-bedroom unit with plaster peeling, says tenant Wey Robinson, whose rent has gone with plaster peeling, says tenant Wey Robinson, whose rent has gone up $60 a month in just over a year

Date8/12/1974
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His Rent's Gone Up $60 a month and all Isaac Naftolin can do is shrug in despair and ask
His Rent's Gone Up $60 a month and all Isaac Naftolin can do is shrug in despair and ask
9/5/1975
Showing how his wares work - almost all at the same time - is Ballon King Otto Bishof. He estimates he'll sell about 50,000 balloons and about 30,000 party hats, horns, noise-makers, bells and whistles to bring in the New Year. After 11 years in the business, he says he still has a lot of fun. Bischof also rents out canisters of helium gas to fill balloons, and he and staff also decorate some hotels for the festivities.
Showing how his wares work - almost all at the same time - is Ballon King Otto Bishof. He estimates he'll sell about 50,000 balloons and about 30,000 party hats, horns, noise-makers, bells and whistles to bring in the New Year. After 11 years in the business, he says he still has a lot of fun. Bischof also rents out canisters of helium gas to fill balloons, and he and staff also decorate some hotels for the festivities.
12/29/1977
Tenant Advocate Jack De Klerk, a spokesman for the Federation of Metro Tenants' Associations, has appeared at about 50 rent review hearings in Metro s(...)
Tenant Advocate Jack De Klerk, a spokesman for the Federation of Metro Tenants' Associations, has appeared at about 50 rent review hearings in Metro s(...)
4/8/1976
Margaret Campbell. Rents have gone out of sight
Margaret Campbell. Rents have gone out of sight
7/30/1974
Home is a castle, or soon will be for Stuart family of Donlea Dr. in East York. Charles Stuart has taken out a 20-year lease on a castle near Inverness, Scotland, built in 1625 by the third Earl of Moray. The rent - $95.50 a year, but Stuart says it will need about $38,000 worth of work to make it habitable. It has a ghost, but a friendly one, Stuart said. He and his wife, Elizabeth, show off a photo of their new home with daugher Lucie, who is 13.
Home is a castle, or soon will be for Stuart family of Donlea Dr. in East York. Charles Stuart has taken out a 20-year lease on a castle near Inverness, Scotland, built in 1625 by the third Earl of Moray. The rent - $95.50 a year, but Stuart says it will need about $38,000 worth of work to make it habitable. It has a ghost, but a friendly one, Stuart said. He and his wife, Elizabeth, show off a photo of their new home with daugher Lucie, who is 13.
10/7/1977
Bob Rae: NDP leader says tenents in former Cadillac Fairview properties shouldn't have to pay higher rents because of the sale of the apartments
Bob Rae: NDP leader says tenents in former Cadillac Fairview properties shouldn't have to pay higher rents because of the sale of the apartments
1/17/1983
President of firm that rents and sells bulk vending machines, Al La Porter says move by government to mint new, light and smaller one-cent coins could cost his company as much as $100,000
President of firm that rents and sells bulk vending machines, Al La Porter says move by government to mint new, light and smaller one-cent coins could cost his company as much as $100,000
8/18/1977
Sign of the times: It's a tight market, not greed, that causes housing problems, says Stuart Thom, whose report calls for rent controls to end
Sign of the times: It's a tight market, not greed, that causes housing problems, says Stuart Thom, whose report calls for rent controls to end
4/2/1982
Rent bill protest: Members of the Federation of Metro Tenants' Associations march at the Legislature yesterday to express displeasure at a bill to raise ceiling on rent increases
Rent bill protest: Members of the Federation of Metro Tenants' Associations march at the Legislature yesterday to express displeasure at a bill to raise ceiling on rent increases
10/14/1986
President of the Metro Tenants Association, Alex Eaglesham, spoke at a meeting last night of tenants who are concerned about evictions and rent increa(...)
President of the Metro Tenants Association, Alex Eaglesham, spoke at a meeting last night of tenants who are concerned about evictions and rent increa(...)
9/13/1973
A brief view of the township laws up to the present time, with a treatise on the law and office of constable, the law relative to landlord and tenant, distress for rent, inn-keepers, &c.
A brief view of the township laws up to the present time, with a treatise on the law and office of constable, the law relative to landlord and tenant, distress for rent, inn-keepers, &c.
1835
30 Tenants are on rent strike. Residents demanding clean-up got support from mayor
30 Tenants are on rent strike. Residents demanding clean-up got support from mayor
11/19/1968