Evictions and Financialized Landlords in Saskatoon - Sarah Buhler, University of Saskatchewan College of Law

PowerPoint Presentation Evictions and Financialized Landlords in Saskatoon Sarah Buhler, University of Saskatchewan College of Law Evictions and financialized landlords in Saskatoon This presentation is a brief update on my recent empirical research on evictions in Saskatchewan with a focus on the eviction practices of “financialized landlords” in Saskatoon. [...] Evictions and financialized landlords in Saskatoon What are financialized landlords? Why should we care about their eviction practices? Saskatchewan has been identified as a “friendly” environment for financialized landlords because of the lack of rent control and other landlord-friendly policies Examples of financialized landlords operating in SK include Mainstreet Equity, Boardwalk, and Avenue L. [...] Total of 428 Identified identities of landlords, reasons for eviction, and outcomes of eviction cases Part of larger empirical project Evictions and financialized landlords in Saskatoon The findings: Corporate and financialized landlords do most of the evicting in Saskatoon (284/428) Percentage of eviction orders by landlord type in Saskatoon (Jan 1-June 30, 2023) 13% corporate 20% individual. [...] Chart 3: percentage of eviction orders received by three financialized landlords (Saskatoon, Jan 1-June 30, 2023) 24% All other landlords Mainstreet, Avenue Living & 76% Boardwalk Evictions and financialized landlords in Saskatoon The findings: Reasons for eviction: 83% of eviction orders were due to rental arrears Eviction practices in cases of rental arrears: Financialized and corporate land. [...] Public and non-profit landlords waited 2.9 months Landlords almost always successful (83% success rate) Evictions and financialized Conclusions and Recommendations: landlords in Saskatoon Eviction is associated with many negative outcomes for tenants and their families so we need to prioritize eviction prevention policies Many tenants of financialized landlords are struggling to pay their rent and.