Mayor John Tory is set to make another attempt at legalizing rooming houses across Toronto, this time with new enhanced powers that could allow him to push through the bylaw with only minority support.
In October, city council was set to vote on a twice-deferred plan to permit rooming houses in the mainly suburban parts of the city where they are currently prohibited.
“I deferred it because there weren’t the votes to carry it. But that same report will be going forward and put on the floor of council. All the public hearings and deputations were already conducted at the panning and housing committee and now we are going to bring it forward to city council for a debate and a vote,” Tory said during a news conference on Friday.
All licenced rooming houses would also have to undergo annual inspections by staff from Toronto Fire Services and Municipal Licensing and Standards.
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