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Landlords will need help if temperature law becomes reality, advocacy group says (www.cbc.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 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week 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.