2024 Budget for Tenants - Communication for the January 16th General Issues Committee

ACORN commends Council’s support for the creation of the Safe Apartment Bylaw, Tenant Support Program and a local bylaw to restrict renoviction and now these programs need to secure funding in the 2024 budget to make them a reality. [...] The Renovation License and Relocation Bylaw aims to address this in many ways, most notably by requiring that landlords provide returning tenants with either suitable alternative accommodation for the duration of the renovations or compensation in the amount of the difference in rent. [...] A C O R N H A M I L T O N | 2 0 2 4 H A M I L T O N C I T Y B U D G E T R E P O R T 0 5 ADDRESSING THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF TENANT PROGRAMS ON THE BUDGET The City of Hamilton has acknowledged the housing crisis we are currently facing and highlighted affordable housing and homelessness as a priority of the 2024 Tax Supported Budget. [...] I went to a few meetings with the paralegal where they explained the situation to me and all the steps that needed to be taken. [...] A C O R N H A M I L T O N C O N T A C T I N F O 5 6 M U L B E R R Y S T R E E T S U I T E 8 , H A M I L T O N O N A C O R N C A N A D A.