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Thousands of phone calls from both sides keep landlordsâ€"tenants bureau on the go Page 24 â€" Waterloo Chronicie, Wednesday, March 12, 1975 By Paul Marck Up on the eighth floor of the Marsland Centre in Regional news and views â€"CHVDMSâ€"â€" "TISTODY ~CCOMELY LIVING LIGHTING WESTMOUNT PLACE SHOPPING CENTRE INSIDE MALL Westmount Rd. and Erb Street, Waterloo Phone 576â€"0730 Open Daily 9::30 to 6â€"Thurs. and Fridays Until 9: : Distributors of Sylvania quality lighting products listen to 90 CKYM every Sunday at 5‘05PEJLmflrfi’rL\ Regional offices, behind a door which says "Legal Department â€" Solicitor®", sit two cheeful young *A lot of people feel we ladies behind a small coun run a board and write ter. down names," Miss\ Lumâ€" People probably wouldn‘t know what Gale Callen really do unless they employees coupled with an advising _ lawyer _ make It‘s not necessary to give a reason in the notice, and it‘s better not to in the event that legal compliâ€" cations arise, or charges of discrimination. up the Regional Landlord, and Tenant Advisory Bureau. The majority of the calls deal with the proper methâ€" ods of giving notice to vaâ€" cate a premise, how the landlord deals with his teâ€" nants and viceâ€"versa. As Miss Lumchick was quick to point out, the proper way of giving notice is in writing, one full calendar month in advance a day before the rent is due. The notice must be dated and signed, with the same conditions _ applying to landlords and tenants. to Miss Lumchick. Last year there were 2,959 inâ€" quiries from tenants, as compared to 1,332 from landâ€" lords. There are fewer calls in the winter though, *‘because nobody wants to move out in the winter," Miss Lumchick said. Since the bureau became functional in May ofâ€" 1973 they have received 5,568 calls ranging from landâ€" lords and tenants making polite _ inquiries _ about local bylaws right down to raging, abusive people who feel they‘d been somehow shortâ€"changed with their premises. However, calls from te nants â€" outnumber _ those from landlords by nearly the case as all calls are kept confidential. **Some people are really afraid it might get back to their landlords."" Most inquiries can be handled over the phone by chick said, but this isn‘t Callender, with only three to four calls a month re ferred to the regional soliâ€" citor. Even the solicitor only â€" advises people of their legal rights, without taking any personal cases. legal help, the bureau is only allowed to suggest the party talk to a lawyer. One legal area where pertains to security or damage â€" deposits, which are no longer legal for a J wWLU J Courses will be offered in Anthropology. Classics. Communication. Geograâ€" phy. Geology. Mathematics. Philosophy. Political Science. Religion and Culâ€" ture. Social Work and Sociology. All of these courses will be taught in the evening. MAY 5 â€" JUNE 12 Mon. thru Thurs. MAY 5 â€" JUNE 13 Mon. thru Fri. Courses will be offered in Biology. Business,. 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One thing the Landlord It is a tenant‘s responâ€" sibility to keep his premises clean and damageâ€"free. "If a landlord wants to sue for damages, he must take it to court." . accrued interest. Wilfrid Laurier Um'versity‘ six per cent and Tenant Advisory Buâ€" initrated in Ontario is some form of rent control. As the can raise the rent "as ofâ€" ten as he wishes...as much as he wants each time with _ no _ compensation." The only stipulation (where there is no binding lease involved) is notification to tenants a month before, at least a day before the next months rent is due. **Some people complain of up to four rent increases in a year," Miss Lumchick noted. In a case like this, it would seem a lease is a good idea, because the rent cannot be increased until the lease‘s expiration date. But it‘s not necessarily as rosy as it looks, because a proposed â€" rent _ increase would just be tacked onto the new lease.