ACORN Ottawa and Waterloo Region Achieve Major Wins for Tenant Protections

ACORN Ottawa hosted a citywide Healthy Homes meeting to demand safe and livable housing and called on the city to implement landlord licensing. Waterloo Region ACORN members secured a major win when the city voted to move foward with a renovication bylaw, a real step toward tenant protections in Kitchener! 27 ACORN members and allies stormed the council chamber to share their lived experiences, and demanding councillors side with tenants, and it worked! The committee voted to move the bylaw forward, becuase they couldn’t ignore the power in the room!