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Landlords will need help if temperature law becomes reality, advocacy group says (www.cbc.ca)

submitted 11 months ago by eezeebee@lemmy.ca to c/ontario@lemmy.ca

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"But we also think that the responsibility for the safety of [low-income people] — and let's face it, it's low-income people who have this problem — that's a responsibility for society at large, for everyone, not just for the people who happen to own the buildings where these people make their homes."

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[–] masterspace@lemmy.ca 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

No they don't. They've been profiting off of doing no work for decades. They can sell their cottage if that's what it takes for their tenants to have a single reasonable home.