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Tenants in Golden Equity-managed building in Scarborough say conditions are 'inhumane'

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Tenants in Golden Equity -managed building in Scarborough say conditions are inhumane’ “They haven’t repaired one thing in five years in my apartment,” says Heather Clark .

Heather suffers from stage four COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and says doctors have given her a grave prognosis. “I have five years or less to live. It’s barely just survival.”.

City of Toronto 's RentSafeTO program is meant to enforce bylaws and ensure compliance with maintenance standards.

Tenants say they have submitted service requests dating back to 2023 .

CityNews says they have received no service requests from either unit.

Councillor Josh Matlow says the rating system is flawed.

Matlow: Tenants aren't updated about cases or who is handling them.

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