Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow is calling on the Ford government to change course on proposed landlord-tenant reform that is set to speed through the legislature, saying it “threatens the rights of renters in our city.”

Chow told reporters on Tuesday she was worried about Bill 60, which brings in changes to how tenants and landlords are able to raise and resolve rental disputes.

The law proposes, among other changes, to limit the new issues that can be raised at rent arrears hearings and eliminate the compensation landlords have to pay to tenants if they reclaim their property for their own use.

Chow said the changes contemplated would have a negative effect for renters in her city, where almost half the population rents.

“Bill 60 makes it easier for landlords to evict tenants, weakens

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