Contact Information
- Telephone: 311.
- TTY: 416-338-0889.
- Email: [email protected].
Who is responsible for housing in Toronto?
Shelter, Support and Housing Administration (SSHA) is the service manager for the homelessness service system in Toronto. The Division directly operates and also funds community agencies that deliver: emergency shelter and support programs.
How do I complain about a Toronto house?
Our Client Care Centre can be reached 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by calling 416-981-5500 or sending an email to [email protected]. Your request will be directed to appropriate staff who will attempt to resolve it within five business days.
How do I report someone illegally subletting?
You can do this by contacting our Tenancy Fraud hotline on 020 8583 3777 or email.
How do I contact Toronto housing?
Toronto Community Housing services and supports
You can contact Toronto Community Housing’s Client Care Centre 24 hours a day, every day of the year at [email protected] or 416-981-5500.
What is the responsibility of the right to housing?
The right to adequate housing ensures that people enjoy physical and mental health and live in a safe place in peace and dignity. Human rights are indivisible and interdependent, so the right to adequate housing cannot be separated from the other rights such as sanitation, water, education, and healthcare.
What is the right to access housing?
Section 26 of the Constitution provides that “everyone has the right to access to adequate housing.” Section 26(2) confers a duty upon the State to progressively facilitate access to adequate housing, within its available resources. The Housing Act No.
How do I report unsafe living conditions in Ontario?
TO: Complaints
- If you have a complaint about your landlord or your tenant, contact the Landlord and Tenant Board at 1-888-332-3234 or visit TribunalsOntario.ca/ltb.
- If you have a human rights complaint, contact the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario at 1-866-598-0322 or visit TribunalsOntario.ca/hrto.
What does the Toronto ombudsman do?
Ombudsman Toronto listens to and investigates complaints and concerns about unfairness at the City. We are independent and impartial. Our services are free and confidential. We promote fairness in City services.
How do I complain about a dodgy builder?
Report a business to Trading Standards
To report to Trading Standards, you need to contact the Citizens Advice consumer service. We’ll pass your report to Trading Standards and we can also give you advice about your problem. You can: use our online form – we’ll get back to you within 5 days.
What is the punishment for subletting?
Possession proceedings to evict you
Subletting which is against your tenancy agreement gives your landlord a legal reason or grounds to start possession proceedings and evict you. Your landlord must follow a specific legal process to evict you depending on the type of tenancy that you have.
Is it a criminal offence to sublet?
Unlawful subletting of social housing is a serious matter because as well as the risk of being prosecuted under criminal law, you could also lose your home. This page gives more information on the criminal offences of unlawful subletting and the penalties you could face if you are found guilty.
Is subletting a tenant illegal?
You can sublet part of your home with your landlord’s written permission. If you sublet part of your home without permission, you are in breach of your tenancy agreement. Your landlord can’t unreasonably withhold their consent to a request to sublet part of your home.
How long is the waiting list for Toronto housing?
An applicant can expect to wait: seven years or more for a bachelor unit. 12 years or more for a one-bedroom unit.
How do I screen a tenant in Toronto?
Landlords may use income information, credit checks, credit references, rental history, guarantors and other similar business practices to screen tenants as prescribed in the regulations made under the Ontario Human Rights Code. Landlords are encouraged to use a rental application.
Who is responsible for social housing in Ontario?
Working with local governments and partners across Ontario to build safe and strong urban and rural communities with dynamic local economies, a high quality of life and affordable and suitable homes for everyone.
Is housing a human right or a privilege?
In 1948, the United States signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), recognizing adequate housing as a component of the human right to an adequate standard of living.
What are basic human rights?
Human rights include the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and education, and many more. Everyone is entitled to these rights, without discrimination.
What are the 5 basic human rights and responsibilities?
Bill of Rights Chapter 2, Section 7-39
- Rights.
- Application.
- Equality.
- Human dignity.
- Life.
- Freedom and security of the person.
- Slavery, servitude and forced labour.
- Privacy.
Is housing a human right in Ontario?
Housing rights and the Code. In Ontario, section 2 of the Code recognizes the right to equal treatment with respect to the occupancy of accommodation – a right that is to be interpreted in light of international covenants that Canada has signed or ratified.
Is housing a human right in Canada?
The right to housing was recognized in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Canada formally agreed to comply with the right to housing under international human rights law in 1976 when it ratified the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.