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Follow us on TwitterLast month, the Co-operative Housing Federation of Toronto honoured Brian Iler of Iler Campbell LLP as an Honorary Lifetime Member in recognition of his years of service providing legal advice to co-ops and non-profits in Ontario. You can watch his acceptance speech here. Celia Chandler, of CHFT, also wrote this piece in recognition of Brian’s achievement. We are so proud of all of Brian’s work in the sector, and extend our congratulations to him!
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The other side of eviction — one co-op’s story shows the gaps in our system
March 25th, 2021 by Celia Chandler
It’s been a tough year to be a landlord-side housing lawyer with a social conscience. Our tenant-side colleagues post horror stories of evictions happening by the dozen without tenants getting notice or benefiting from other procedural fairness protections. Continue reading “The other side of eviction — one co-op’s story shows the gaps in our system”
Client Profile: Parkdale Activity and Recreation Centre
April 17th, 2019 by Iler CampbellThe idea of the Parkdale Activity and Recreation Centre (PARC) was born in 1977 when a group of volunteers observed the large number of adults living in Parkdale rooming houses and boarding homes. Many were survivors of the psychiatric system, had little money, few family contacts and no real place to go and connect with peers.
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Elder Law: Law Commission to Consult the Public on Capacity Issues
July 8th, 2014 by Lauren BlumasMaking decisions on behalf of an elderly family member as he or she becomes incapable of doing so is a familiar issue for many of our clients. This is particularly fragile territory for housing providers as their tenant and member populations age. They have the tough job of working with tenants and members and their families as the issue of incapacity arises. This can lead to major conflict, some of which ends up in the courts.
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Client Profile: Amsterdam Square Apartments Inc.
March 18th, 2014 by Iler Campbell
A full page ad in the Globe for “Toronto’s most modern apartments” — September 30, 1925. Click to view the full page (pdf).
Amsterdam Square Apartments Inc. (ASAI) was founded in 1984 by the tenants who occupied the stately but somewhat neglected building on St. Clair Ave. West in Toronto, adjacent to Amsterdam Square Parkette on Avenue Road. The building had been erected in an astonishing four months in the summer of 1925: the permit had been issued in early June, and the building was almost fully occupied by the end of September the same year. It was advertised in the Globe newspaper as “Toronto’s Most Modern Apartments,” boasting central refrigeration, automatic elevators, and a valet who was to “make himself useful generally.” It was operated as a rental apartment building for six decades.
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Client Profile: Mainstay Housing
July 29th, 2013 by Iler CampbellMainstay Housing is a non-profit agency working with people who live with mental health and addiction issues and who are deeply affected by poverty. Mainstay provides housing and ongoing support and opportunities to be part of a community. Mainstay’s rents are geared-to-incomes and are subsidized by the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care. Tenants live independently in a variety of housing options with flexible support from Mainstay’s supportive housing workers. Mainstay is the single largest non-profit provider of supportive housing in Ontario with 1100 residents living in 867 households of singles, couples and families in 41 residential locations across Toronto. In addition, Mainstay has 88 additional apartments in the private rental market. Professional staff, from caretakers and maintenance workers, to admin and support staff, work together to ensure the properties Mainstay’s tenants call home are safe, quality places to live.
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