Anti-Eviction Action at a Landlord’s Home in Montreal

Report from the Montreal Autonomous Tenant Union (SLAM-MATU) on anti-eviction rally outside of the home of a landlord in so-called Montreal, QC.

An action at a landlord’s house stopped an eviction!

The Montreal Autonomous Tenant Union (SLAM-MATU) organized a protest in front of a landlord’s apartment after he threatened to change the locks on one of our fellow tenants by the first of the month. These eviction threats followed months of shouting, name-calling, and apartment visits by the owner.

After this collective act of solidarity, the landlord agreed to not change the apartment locks, and reduced some of the behaviours that were scaring the unit’s tenants.

With evictions increasing, it is our job to collectively fight back against the propertied class of landlords who are becoming increasingly powerful and unrestrained. Our power is in numbers, coordination, direct action, and solidarity. This power will bring us wins in the short term and a liberatory revolution in the long run. Facing eviction? Don’t move. Join our union and fight!