Collective action has successfully prevented mass evictions at 250 Frederick St. - and it's all because tenants stood together and fought back!

30 units of affordable housing have been preserved in Kitchener as a result of solidarity between tenants, legal representation from Waterloo Region Community Legal services, tenant organizing support from our Eviction Prevention team, and growing support from the community at large. 

Keep reading for our reflections on why this victory highlights the need for better tenant protections...

A Collective Victory

The dismissal of 30 eviction notices is a huge win for all those who came together to stop a landlord from unlawfully pushing people out of their homes:

• the tenants who united in solidarity, supported one another, and stood firm against the threat of mass evictions
• the team at Waterloo Region Community Legal Services (WRCLS) that provided legal representation for the tenants at the Landlord Tenant Board and helped secure this win
• the peer workers in our Eviction Prevention and Tenant Organizing teams who provided education, guidance, and a physical space where tenants could organize
• the community at large, who have shown their support for tenants’ fight for justice after learning about the issue and identifying the patterns in mass evictions across the country

Continuing the Push for Better Tenant Protections

While we are relieved for the 30 tenants who’ve proven their right to remain in their homes, we continue to push for stronger legal protections - like a renoviction bylaw - so that the fear and trauma of this type of unlawful eviction can be prevented altogether. 

You can show your support by signing our petition asking Kitchener City Council to vote YES when a fully drafted renoviction bylaw is brought to them for approval: sign the petition today.

Media Coverage

“It’s been over a year and a half of hearings, meetings, and rallies." We're grateful to Jeff Pickel at CTV Kitchener, who has been following this story for several months, right up to this week's victory at the Landlord Tenant Board.