By Tim Legault Fraternity houses are voicing their concerns over the proposed changes in rooming house bylaws and licensing rules that Councillor Adam Vaughan (Ward 20 Trinity-Spadina) has been championing for some time. The planned changes would require the properties to have yearly inspections that ensure the buildings are to code. Failing to fix any […]
Frats fight back, but can they win the battle against Vaughan?
September 17th, 2010 · Comments Off on Frats fight back, but can they win the battle against Vaughan?
Party’s over: Frats may lose rooming house exemption
June 8th, 2010 · 7 Comments
By Jacob Arnfield Is there a difference between a fraternity and a rooming house? Historically, municipalities with rooming house laws say yes. When Toronto’s rooming house legislation was first instituted, fraternity and sorority houses were exempted, but this is not likely to be the case for much longer. Earlier this year, Councillor Adam Vaughan (Ward […]