NDG tenants say landlord pressuring them to leave, making them live in poor conditions – Montreal | 24CA News
Tenants on Grand Boulevard in Montreal’s NDG district say they’re involved they’re being pushed out of their constructing after the entrance door buzzer stopped working — the newest in a sequence of issues going flawed within the condominium complicated.
The property’s administration, nevertheless, insists this isn’t the case.
Dr. Myrna Lashley, one of many tenants, says it’s greater than a problem of inconvenience. “So let’s say that you order food, or you have a package coming, but more importantly let’s say someone gets sick — there’s no way to let paramedics inside if you can’t get to the front entrance of the building,” she informed Global News.
On Friday, Global News witnessed a Canada Post employee who was unable to enter the constructing to ship mail. Renters who spoke to Global allege it’s the newest tactic by the owner to pressure them out.
“They’re trying to do whatever they can to make our lives as difficult as they can so that we want to leave,” stated Josh Kimmel, one of many tenants.
Other issues within the constructing the renters declare are extra strain ways to get them out embody the damaged storage door, the damaged lights within the stairway, and the unkept grass and bushes in entrance of the constructing.
Tenants say the owner didn’t reply to a number of complaints in regards to the points, a few of which pose critical security dangers.
According to them, the problems began when a brand new proprietor took over the constructing in July and spoke to tenants about leaving.
“They give a different story to everybody,” Kimmel laughed. “Everybody gets a different story.”
He says he was informed he has to go away as a result of the constructing wants main renovations, however he wasn’t given additional particulars. According to Lashley, the owner requested her to maneuver as a result of the condominium was wanted for a relative of his.
But in a press release to Global News, property supervisor Julian Zottola wrote that with regard to evicting tenants, “no such notices were ever sent to any of the tenants nor do we want them to leave.”
“We were made aware that the buzzer and lights in the hallway weren’t functioning yesterday night at approximately 7 p.m.,” he stated.
“This issue should be resolved shortly, a service call has already been made.”
He added that work must be accomplished within the basement as one of many models was “completely destroyed,” and that the necessity for this work was communicated to residents. “Clearly this was misunderstood,” he added.
Tenants who spoke to Global News admit they didn’t obtain a written discover of eviction, however residents have retained a lawyer to look into their issues.
The Quebec tenants associations have beforehand famous a rise within the variety of ‘renovictions’ — evictions primarily based on the pretext of renovations to a rental property — in recent times in Montreal.
Under Quebec regulation it’s unlawful for a landlord to evict a tenant for renovations with a purpose to then lease the unit to a brand new tenant at a a lot greater worth.
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