Despite getting initial assurances from the City that they wouldn’t be priced out of their home - the tenants at 240 Markland in Toronto have been left to fend for themselves against a real monstrosity of an enemy.

Carterra Management Inc. have seemingly made it their mission to force out the legacy tenants by an means necessary, including FIVE (5) above-guideline rent increases (AGIs), harassment and other slumlord style tactics.

Stelios and Jerry, tenant organizers at 240 Markland, are back to talk about their fight against their landlord, and the system that protects them - including the Ontario Landlord Tenant Board.

The details of the tenants' first appearance at the LTB are shocking. The large amount of evidence tenants painstakingly gathered was ignored, and their claims largely dismissed.

Undaunted, they are preparing for another challenge, now better equipped.

Listen in to hear how smart, determined, and resourceful these tenants are, and learn from all the work they've put into the building a Tenant Class.

Its another great story we've added to our Tenant Power Playlist.

Hosted by: Jessa McLean and Santiago Helou Quintero

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Related Episodes:

• Scaling UP: Toronto Tenant Union (May 2026) In-depth coverage and analysis of the founding convention for Toronto's first city-wide tenants' union.
• The Tenant Class (Feb 2024) Author Ricardo Tranjan on the housing market, its purpose and the uselessness of policies that don't challenge the narrative of shelter commodification.

More Resources:

• Toronto Tenant Union Website
• ACORN Canada: Rent Control Loopholes REPORT
• Above-Guideline Rent Increases Ontario: Tenant Guide - tenantrights.ca
• CBC: Tenants say they lack quality of life during years-long renovations at Etobicoke building

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