{"id":4912,"date":"2013-12-02T11:00:27","date_gmt":"2013-12-02T15:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genese.qc.ca\/ctv-cote-des-neiges-borough-steps-in-after-tenants-and-landlord-row-over-renovations-2\/"},"modified":"2021-01-01T22:55:45","modified_gmt":"2021-01-02T03:55:45","slug":"ctv-cote-des-neiges-borough-steps-in-after-tenants-and-landlord-row-over-renovations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genese.qc.ca\/fr\/ctv-cote-des-neiges-borough-steps-in-after-tenants-and-landlord-row-over-renovations\/","title":{"rendered":"C\u00f4te-des-Neiges borough steps in after tenants and landlord row over renovations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kjf6a2ou-d27fbb91df67f656dd769f6c5c76b551\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-kjf6a2ou-d27fbb91df67f656dd769f6c5c76b551{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-kjf6a2ou-d27fbb91df67f656dd769f6c5c76b551 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-kjf6a2ou-d27fbb91df67f656dd769f6c5c76b551 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-kjf6a2ou-d27fbb91df67f656dd769f6c5c76b551 av-special-heading-h5 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h5 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >CTV News &#8211; December 1, 2013<\/h5><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_below'><p>(en anglais)<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kj94t11o-467099836b58af4cbfb555ca2bbad3f7 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7137 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/genese.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-1201-ctv-cdn-borough-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"CTV News - CDN borough steps in after tenants and landlord row over renovations\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genese.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-1201-ctv-cdn-borough-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/genese.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-1201-ctv-cdn-borough-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/genese.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-1201-ctv-cdn-borough-600x602.jpg 600w, https:\/\/genese.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-1201-ctv-cdn-borough-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/genese.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-1201-ctv-cdn-borough-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/genese.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-1201-ctv-cdn-borough-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/genese.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-1201-ctv-cdn-borough-450x451.jpg 450w, https:\/\/genese.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-1201-ctv-cdn-borough.jpg 657w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The borough of Cote-des-Neiges is stepping in after tenants of a local apartment building say they\u2019ve been illegally evicted for the landlord\u2019s major renovations.<\/p>\n<p>Tenants say they&rsquo;re being forced out this weekend against their will after their landlord Haim Elkabas sent them an eviction notice and illegally began major renovations without their consent.<\/p>\n<p>The landlord says he followed proper procedure.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6683\" style=\"width: 505px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6683\" class=\"wp-image-6683 size-portfolio\" src=\"https:\/\/genese.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013-1201-CTV-news-CDN-borough-495x321.gif\" alt=\"Tenants of this Cote-des-Neiges apartment building say repairs began illegally. (Image: CTV News)\" width=\"495\" height=\"321\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tenants of this Cote-des-Neiges apartment building say repairs began illegally. (Image: CTV News)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThey put a lot of pressure on me and a lot of stress on me,\u201d said Kurt John, one of 34 tenants dealing with the unexpected move.<\/p>\n<p>In August, Elkabos notified tenants at his building on Bourret St. he had plans to do major renovations, and they had six months to leave.<\/p>\n<p>Tenants say the work started within days; their balconies were removed and they were left without an exterior brick wall.<\/p>\n<p>As renovations continued and the colder weather moved in, the majority of tenants left when they say the conditions became unbearable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy apartment is cold. I have a portable heater because the heating doesn&rsquo;t work properly,\u201d said John.<\/p>\n<p>He and fellow tenant Thanh Nguyen are among the few who&rsquo;ve stayed.<\/p>\n<p>They say their options are limited because it&rsquo;s tough to find an apartment at this time of year.<\/p>\n<p>John says he had no choice but to sign a lease for a 3 1\/2 instead of what he really wanted, which was a more affordable 1 1\/2.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&rsquo;s $225 more for me, so it puts a burden on my budget,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Community organization Project Genesis has stepped in to advocate for the tenants, saying their rights are being violated, alleging the landlord didn&rsquo;t follow procedure when tenants contested their eviction notice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInstead of going to the rental board to obtain a judgment, what the landlord did was he went on and did the work anyway &#8212; despite the fact that there were tenants in the building &#8212; in the apartments,\u201d said Project Genesis community organizer Sheetal Pathak.<\/p>\n<p>Elkabas insists, however, he&rsquo;s followed all the rules, adding that the remaining tenants are simply being uncooperative.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I got the permit from the city, I did legally as the rental board required. I gave a letter for six months and whoever left had their compensation and everybody was given what they wanted to get,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The borough is monitoring the situation, said Snowdon city councilor Marvin Rotrand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&rsquo;ve asked our borough to send in the inspectors. I&rsquo;ve asked that if they determine that the permits are not being respected, to put a halt to all work,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Elkabas owns other buildings in the area. One on Victoria Ave. used to be a rental property, but he wants to convert it into condos. The borough also had to step in on that project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&rsquo;ve determined that the work has exceeded the permit, and we&rsquo;ve put a halt work order for that building,\u201d said Rotrand.<\/p>\n<p>The borough and tenants\u2019 rights activists say affordable rental units are becoming less accessible for low-income families, a trend they\u2019d like to reverse.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/genese.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Cote-des-Neiges-borough-steps-in-after-tenants-and-landlord-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CTV News &#8211; December 1, 2013<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7137,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[281,59],"tags":[161],"class_list":["post-4912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dans-les-medias","category-nouvelles","tag-droit-au-logement"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-29 20:52:03","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/genese.qc.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/genese.qc.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/genese.qc.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genese.qc.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genese.qc.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4912"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/genese.qc.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4912\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17013,"href":"https:\/\/genese.qc.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4912\/revisions\/17013"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genese.qc.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/genese.qc.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genese.qc.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/genese.qc.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}