Welcome
You probably have questions about LCB
Just found us? Want to get the full story on what the Landlord Credit Bureau is and what your rights as a tenant are? Here is an index to our introductory guides (all links open in a new tab).
Key Stories
Essential reporting
Media Coverage
Getting the word out
“A Good Kick in the Ass for the Not-So-Good Tenants”
- Danielle Paradis reporting for Canadaland
CANADALAND#365 An App For Landlords To Blacklist Tenants
- Jesse Brown broadcasting for Canadaland
- Jack Hauen reporting for Queens Park Briefing
‘Free benefit’ or blacklisted? Hamilton tenants and landlords clash over private information
- Sebastian Bron reporting for The Hamilton Spectator
LCB has responded to the Spectator article. You can read about it here:
Latest Posts
The newest posts from LCB Facts
- Important Correction Concerning Landlord Credit Bureau and Security Freezes
- My Building is For Sale and Displacement is “Upside Potential”
- Hamilton Fire Department Issues Inspection Order for Livewell Properties Building
- Though I am but a Beast, Do I Not Deserve To Live?
- LCB Deploys Canadian Tenant Inspection Services to Intimidate Renters
Results
What we’ve accomplished so far
- Office of the Privacy Commissioner investigation into Landlord Credit Bureau (findings pending)
- Office of the Privacy Commissioner investigation into LiveWell Property Management (findings pending)
- Ministry of Government and Community Services investigation into Landlord Credit Bureau for Consumer Reporting Act violations (findings pending)
- Exposed the secret field in the LCB Tenant Record viewable only by landlords and forced LCB to change its policy
- After our reporting LCB stopped claiming EI3PA data security certification
- Engagement from NDP MPP Jessica Bell, Opposition Housing Critic
- Engagement from NDP MPP Andrea Horvath, Leader of the Opposition (MPP for our riding)
- Engagement from NDP MP Matthew Green (MP for our riding)
- Engagement from Hamilton Ward 2 Councillor Maureen Wilson
- Engagement from Hamilton Ward 3 Councillor Nrinder Nann
Spectator editorial: Hamilton councillor’s encampment decision will only make life more difficult for the homeless residents and advocates working on their behalf. That is not progress.
http://torstar.co/sCeI50FRhae
Announcement: We have updated several guidance documents to reaffirm some of the types of personal information generally considered sensitive in the context of the PIPEDA. https://priv.gc.ca/en/opc-news/news-and-announcements/2021/an_210813/
I wrote about our building being up for sale and how our displacement is being promoted as “upside potential” to buyers.
https://www.blog.landlordcreditbureaufacts.com/my-building-is-for-sale-and-displacement-is-upside-potential/
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