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Opposes law: Landlord Stanley Smither says he's found a way to beat rent controls - he'll leave this bachelor apartment vacant for a year, then hike the rent
Opposes law: Landlord Stanley Smither says he's found a way to beat rent controls - he'll leave this bachelor apartment vacant for a year, then hike the rent

Opposes law: Landlord Stanley Smither says he's found a way to beat rent controls - he'll leave this bachelor apartment vacant for a year, then hike the rent

Date1/30/1984
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Slacking seizures: Tough times have forced commercial landlords to negotiate for back rent instead of evicting businesses - and that's hurting his business, says Al Stanley, who works with Dorie Wallace at Durham Balliff Services
Slacking seizures: Tough times have forced commercial landlords to negotiate for back rent instead of evicting businesses - and that's hurting his business, says Al Stanley, who works with Dorie Wallace at Durham Balliff Services
3/20/1992
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
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
Opposes aim: Office automation consultant Don Tapscott says he turned down a White House invitation to advise it on cost-cutting because the group is out to eliminate jobs
Opposes aim: Office automation consultant Don Tapscott says he turned down a White House invitation to advise it on cost-cutting because the group is out to eliminate jobs
9/27/1982
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
8/12/1974
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
Phasing out: University of Toronto professor Basil Kalymon says rent control in Ontario should be phased out.
Phasing out: University of Toronto professor Basil Kalymon says rent control in Ontario should be phased out.
1/14/1981
Rental fight: Lawrence Smither stands beside a sign he erected as a protest against what he says are unfair rental laws
Rental fight: Lawrence Smither stands beside a sign he erected as a protest against what he says are unfair rental laws
8/27/1984
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
When His Landlord proposed a big rent increase, Al Pettet of North York sought protection under the Rent Review Act
When His Landlord proposed a big rent increase, Al Pettet of North York sought protection under the Rent Review Act
6/3/1976
Dr. Peter Breggin of Washington D.C., He opposes experimental brain surgery
Dr. Peter Breggin of Washington D.C., He opposes experimental brain surgery
3/11/1973
Battery graveyard: Bill Baker examines old batteries found on land he rents from the federal government.
Battery graveyard: Bill Baker examines old batteries found on land he rents from the federal government.
10/24/1991