Tag: London bylaws
What to know as city council eyes rejig of London’s ward boundaries
For the first time in seven years, London is looking at changing its local electoral boundaries.
Tenant in tears after losing high-profile ‘renoviction’ battle
Sheriffs and police arrived on Thursday at 1270 and 1280 Webster St. in London to remove one of its tenants, the latest in a bitter, drawn-out “renoviction” saga
30% of London ride-share vehicles fail inspections this week: City
More than 30 per cent of ride-share vehicles inspected by the city in a blitz this week failed to meet safety requirements. About 100 private vehicles-for-hire were randomly selected for an inspection to ensure they comply with London’s vehicle-for-hire bylaw, the city says. Drivers were asked to submit a Ministry of Transportation summary with the […]
London takes next step on bylaw to protect tenants from heat
London will look at developing a maximum temperature bylaw to protect tenants from heat after a narrow decision and contentious debate from politicians.
Tenants’ group frustrated as ‘toothless’ renoviction bylaw moves ahead
London tenants are a key step closer to getting more protection from renovictions under a bylaw approved by a council committee Monday.
London’s short-term rental bylaw protects housing market: City official
London’s bylaw cracking down on short-term rentals protects the local housing market, city hall’s bylaw boss says, even as new figures suggest they take a minor toll on most communities.
Advocates frustrated London’s graphic images sign ban fizzles
Advocates pushing London to ban the public display of graphic anti-abortion signs are upset after city council voted to kill a draft bylaw
Amid housing debate, one landlord gets bluntly honest: ‘I’m a profiteer’
A London landlord’s public comments that he’s a “profiteer” opposed to tougher rules to protect renters has riled city politicians who are leading the push for city hall to approve such a bylaw.