Hundreds of tenants at a midtown Toronto apartment building have been without heat for a week now, and many are worried with the arrival of bitter-cold temperatures.
Speaking with CP24 on Wednesday, one of the 200 tenants living at The Fleetwood on St. Clair Avenue West said no concrete timeline had been given by the property management on when heat will return in the building.
"It's going to be brutal," he said. "There are others in the building with children and pregnant women and retirees and senior citizens that need to be evacuated to a hotel." Driver noted that Briarlane took over the building approximately more than a year ago. He said since the city got involved, management has been providing updates to tenants about the status of repairs.
Driver said the latest update from management is that parts needed for the boiler repair will arrive on Friday. "Bylaw enforcement officers from the City's RentSafeTO program are actively working with the property owner, management company, tenants and the tenant association group to resolve the issues with low heat. Staff have been on site, door knocking to check in on tenants in all the units and engaging with tenants," the city said in a statement to CP24.
He said he reached out to RentSafeTO staff and relayed the complaints after speaking to tenants. RentSafeTO is a bylaw enforcement program that ensures apartment building owners and operators comply with building maintenance standards.
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