In order to access our belongings, the property management company wants us to release them from any legal responsibility whatsoever after a fire broke out in the basement.
https://twitter.com/ShallimaMaharaj/status/1034160780927614976
A few things I want to point out here.
1) For several months in 2017 St James Town had no gov representation. Our city councilor died, our MPP resigned, and our MP was Bill Morneau, who was not especially involved in local matters.
1) For several months in 2017 St James Town had no gov representation. Our city councilor died, our MPP resigned, and our MP was Bill Morneau, who was not especially involved in local matters.
2) Until the management company brought in a PR firm to tell residents our rents DEFINITELY weren't going up as they made "neighbourhood improvements" the only way to request fumigation or repairs was to go during office hours in person to fill out a form.
3) When my lease went from annual to month-to-month, they started "losing" my rent cheques. That are dropped off in a marked envelope in a drop box in the building. They would send an eviction notice the next day. I have a collection of them.
4) When I responded by saying "if you are losing my cheque you are putting my financial information at risk and you better explain yourselves and this insta-eviction" they shrugged and said it was a computer glitch. I had to physically show up to get it resolved once.
Now they've had a fire that is definitely not the fault of any residents. WE are clearly the victims here. We are homeless and all our things are smoky and in our apartments, and in order to get the things we need (including winter gear), they want us to waive the right to sue.
The wording here also suggests that they can, in fact, charge us rent for August 21 onward as that is a debt to us.
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