Councillors voted Wednesday to ask Queen’s Park to change legislation to give Toronto Community Housing the discretion to ban a tenant who has been evicted for committing serious crimes.
Currently, social housing providers in Ontario can successfully evict tenants for criminal activity but must accommodate them if they re-apply for a subsidized housing unit.
Not only that, despite the long-waiting list for TCH’s 55,000 units, someone kicked out for drug dealing or violence could be considered “disadvantaged” and therefore move to the top of the list.
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