Tenants residing at 394 Dovercourt Road get a reprieve, for now, as the Landlord and Tenant Board ruled that they cannot be forced out of their apartments.
They have been fighting this eviction for fear that if they moved, regardless what the law states, the landlord would replace them with new tenants paying higher rents.
The landlord told them the units had to be empty in order to replace the knob-and-tube writing in the building. A decision was made that a building permit was not required in order to do this type of electrical repair. However, the tenants need to be forced to leave the units when the law governs that any renovations are extensive and require building permits.
Source: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2019/06/19/landlord-and-tenant-board-blocks-renovation-evictions-at-394-dovercourt-rd.html