Tag: London bylaws
Seized by housing crisis, councillors scrap bedroom cap on dwellings
A proposal to lift the bedroom limit per dwelling across the city and loosen it in neighbourhoods near Western University and Fanshawe College passed in a unanimous vote.
As advocates watch from gallery, councillors back study to limit renovictions
Several politicians spoke passionately of the efforts of their colleagues as well as advocates as they approved a study of options to prevent bad-faith evictions.
Letters to the Editor: January 11, 2024
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‘Very urgent’: Councillors back call to explore measures to reduce ‘renovictions’
Councillors on the community and protective services committee enthusiastically endorsed a directive calling for the city to take a more active role in preventing so-called “renovictions” and other bad-faith rental evictions.
What you need to know about changes to city’s low-income vet services
Starting this year, the City of London has overhauled the way it delivers subsidized veterinary services like spays/neuters and microchipping.
Why you might be seeing more bylaw enforcement officers in London
Noise-busters by night, parking scofflaw enforcers by day.
Councillors seek ban on displaying images of fetuses on London streets
Two councillors are pushing for a bylaw amendment to ban graphic anti-abortion images from display on London streets, building off a city hall crackdown targeting flyers last year.
Court date set for Reptilia’s fight against London’s enforcement bid – in March
A London reptile zoo, under fire from city hall for displaying exotic animals without city council approval, will make its case in court at a hearing set for early next year.
A push by Mayor Josh Morgan at a city council meeting Tuesday to increase to four from three units allowed in a home for rent was embraced by politicians with full support.
City politicians are backing a call to increase the number of units in a home that can be rented in a bid to ease London’s housing crunch.
Proactive London apartment inspections uncover 150-plus complaints
A pilot project that sends city inspectors to large apartment buildings has led to 161 complaints, London city hall’s bylaw boss says.