Eviction limited

Fourth, the Bill protects the tenant against eviction by a landlord because he has made an attempt to force the landlord to do necessary repairs. If at any time within six months of the tenant applying to have repairs done the landlord wishes to evict him, the landlord must prove that he is taking this action for a reason other than that the tenant has asked to have his home upgraded.

For organised tenants, this Bill will mean a great opportunity to force land-lords to upgrade houses, where formerly there was no easy way by which this could be done. But it falls far short of solving the fundamental problems of the rental house area.

The Bill provides for no more control on rents than there is at present, and in fact any repairs forced on a landlord under its provisions would give the landlord a right to a rent increase under the Rent Appeal Act.