How Financialized Landlords Use Vacancy Decontrol to Push Tenants Out in the GTA
Introducing the problem: Vacancy Decontrol as the key driver that financialized landlords exploit to push tenants out and skyrocket rents. Rising rents in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) are a central driver of tenant displacement, particularly in neighborhoods with large stocks of older, purpose-built rental housing. Over the past decade, rents have increased significantly faster…