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AKELIUS RESIDENTIAL AB IS BREACHING HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS - UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS

Corporate landlord is abusing tenants’ human rights, says UN housing expert LINK TO AKELIUS CANADA TORONTO TENANTS YOUTUBE CHANNEL LINK TO ONLINE ARTICLE POSTED APRIL 29, 2020 GENEVA (29 April 2020) – Multinational corporate property owner Akelius Residential AB is breaching human rights standards with its aggressive push for housing profits in countries around the world, a UN expert said today. “Akelius’s business model, driven by the desire to maximise profits, has created a hostile environment for its tenants through a severe degradation of housing conditions, higher rents and increased risk or threat of eviction,” said the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to housing, Leilani Farha. Swedish-listed Akelius Residential is a prominent landlord with over 44,000 rental apartments, valued at close to $13 billion in North American and European cities. Farha said she had heard of many cases where Akelius utilises an aggressive business model which wreaks havoc with people’s liv

AKELIUS CANADA LTD. - UPDATE: Parkdale building work paused after disturbing tenants in isolation

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LINK TO AKELIUS CANADA TORONTO TENANTS YOUTUBE CHANNEL UPDATE: Parkdale building work paused after disturbing tenants in isolation Residents at home due to COVID-19 said construction noise was 'unbearable' NEWS   MAR 17, 2020   BY  VERONICA APPIA       TORONTO.COM Construction work to the balconies at 99 Tyndall Ave. is disturbing tenants who are trying to stay home and be safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. - Dan Pearce/Torstar Editor's Note: As of 3:17 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, toronto.com was notified  Akelius Real Estate Management Ltd., would halt construction at the building until further notice. Here is our original story. While residents of one building in Parkdale are trying to self-isolate amid the COVID-19 pandemic, they are experiencing other health concerns due to the racket caused by the sounds of jackhammering outside their units.  Construction work to the balconies at 99 Tyndall Ave. has been occurring on and off for tw

THINKING ABOUT RENTING FROM AKELIUS? THINK TWICE. IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MUCH YOU PAY FOR RENT THE COMPANY HAS VERY LITTLE RESPECT FOR TENANTS. WITH THE CONSTANT RENOVATION NOISE ASK FOR A DISCOUNT IN RENT.

LINK TO AKELIUS CANADA TORONTO TENANTS YOUTUBE CHANNEL Updated Oct. 18, 2019 AVOID AKELIUS - WORST LANDLORD EVER Fordwych Road - June 2018 - ongoing If you are considering an Akelius property, STAY AWAY! Living in an Akelius property has been THE WORST experience I have had in nearly 15 years of renting properties in London. FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, I HAVE BEEN LIVING ON A LOUD, FILTHY AND UNSAFE CONSTRUCTION SITE! Save yourself the time and headache - go inform yourself and read the many bad reviews their tenants have posted online (Trustpilot, Google Reviews, Yelp). Now, search Google News for their negative media coverage. Then, ask yourself - why take the chance with Akelius? There are countless other properties with better landlords to choose from. COMPENSATION: After much complaining and having to unnecessarily follow-up my emails repeatedly as they were attempting to ignore me, Akelius reluctantly offered 20% rent reduction. They initially tried to scam me