Two sisters were shocked when a Toronto landlord raised their rent by $7,000 per month.

The landlord had told them he wanted to raise the rent to $3,500 and when they complained he decided to raise it to $9,500.

“We know that our building is not rent controlled and this was something we were always worried about happening and there is no way we can afford $9,500 per month," Yumna Farooq said.

  • corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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    10 months ago

    I can pay someone elses mortgage, but when I apply to a bank for one myself, I can’t afford it.

    But when you can’t afford it any longer, the landlord is free to replace you with someone who temporarily can. That’s the difference!