Tenants of 1570 Lawrence Ave. W. who have received eviction-for-renovation notices fear being pushed out. Their landlord says they’ll respect their right-to-return.
A corporate memo posted online laid out the features of various properties held by a Toronto company — including a 1960s midrise at 1570 Lawrence Ave. W. secured after a more than $33-million deal this year. It also outlined its goals in black and white: to vacate all apartments and bring in a new “demographic” of renters.
But tenants are skeptical. It’s a case that illustrates a growing anxiety among renters in Toronto — a city where evictions for renovations have been on the rise in recent years, and there’s been increasing awareness of “renovictions” — where a landlord abuses the legal eviction-for-renovation process to prompt turnover.
Mohan, her husband and son are among the tenants currently facing an eviction push, having received formal notice that their new landlord — a numbered company directed by Pulis Investments executive Kyle Pulis, according to public records — intended to start eviction proceedings in order to gut and renovate their homes.
“The building is aging and needs significant infrastructure upgrades to ensure that the building holds up to the safety and livability standards current and future tenants deserve,” it wrote. It pointed to renovations done in other units without tenants facing eviction, and argued residents had “no reason” to distrust its motives.
But even if allowed back after renovations, tenants at 1570 Lawrence point to the disruptive force of losing your home. With the rental market, tenants in lower rent units would likely face sizable hikes in their monthly bills during the period when they’re displaced.
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