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16 The Independent, Canadian Statesman Weekender, Bowmanville, Saturday, December 4,1993 Government Extends Protection to More Tenants The Ontario government is extending extending protection to tenants living in unregulated care homes and apartments apartments in houses, Housing Minister Evelyn Gigantes announced November November 23rd. "The thousands of tenants living in these settings haven't had the same protection, the same rights or the same security enjoyed by other tenants tenants in Ontario. This legislation will change that," Ms. Gigantes said. Ms. Gigantes introduced the Residents' Residents' Rights Bill to bring the tenants of care homes under the protection of the Landlord and Tenant Act, the Rent Control Act and the Rental Housing Protection Act. "There are more than 47,000 residents residents -- mainly elderly people, former former psychiatric patients and people with developmental problems -- living living in unregulated care homes across the province and, unlike other tenants, tenants, they have no real protection," Ms. Gigantes said. The measures will be combined with changes to the Planning Act and the Municipal Act which have already already been introduced by the government government to protect tenants living in apartments in houses. "For tenants living in the 100,000 illegal apartments in houses through out the province, exercising their rights to a safe, secure unit means running the risk of eviction," Ms. Gigantes said. A large portion of the tenant protection protection measures announced today are the central recommendations contained contained in the Lightman report, a Commission Commission of Inquiry into Unregulated Residential Accommodation in Ontario, Ontario, headed by Dr. Ernie Lightman. Dr. Lightman began his inquiry in January, 1991, following a coroner's inquest into the death of a resident in an unregulated boarding home. He submitted his report to the government government in June, 1992. Ms. Gigantes said including care homes under the Landlord and Tenant Tenant Act will eliminate a variety of problems. "Dr. Lightman's report recounted many instances where residents had no privacy rights, were denied access to visitors and, in some cases, were evicted on a moment's notice with their clothes stuffed in garbage bags," Ms. Gigantes said. The Rent Control Act will apply to the portion of the charges paid by a care home resident for accommodation. accommodation. The amount paid for care will not be covered by rent control as this will vary with each resident. "Care homes will now also be reg istered through the provincial Rent Registry, which will significantly improve improve the ability of municipal and provincial inspectors to ensure that these residences comply with higher provincial standards," Ms. Gigantes said. She said the Rental Housing Protection Protection Act will prevent the demolition demolition or conversion of a care home without the approval of the municipality. municipality. The government has already begun begun to address some of the key concerns concerns of the Lightman report through Long Term Care Redirection, the Advocacy Advocacy Act, and Social Assistance Reform. The Essence of Community is people helping Each Other ever, as our friends, co-workers, and fai The companies and indivic Way Campaign. 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