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Nishi Kumar

Healthy Rental Housing

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The number of Ontario households with significant repair issues is growing and Wellesley Institute is concerned about the impact of housing disrepair on tenants’ health and well-being. The province can mitigate the increasing state of disrepair in private rental housing through a comprehensive policy approach that invests in repair and prevents further deterioration. By clarifying processes, strengthening legislative frameworks, and building on current programs, Ontario can take a leading role in ensuring safe, healthy rental housing for all.

Healthy Rental Housing Policy Brief

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Nishi Kumar

Nishi Kumar

Nishi Kumar is a Wellesley Junior Fellow. She is passionate about building healthier and more equitable neighbourhoods through evidence-based policy and practice. She holds a Masters in Public Health from the University of Toronto with a concentration in Social and Behavioural Health Sciences. Through her work with the Centre for Research on Inner City Health, Access Alliance, and U of T’s Urban Studies program, Nishi has had the opportunity to conduct research and develop programs related to housing and homelessness, newcomer health, and neighbourhood change. NishiKumarTO

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We wish to acknowledge this land on which the Wellesley Institute operates. For thousands of years, it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.

Revised by the Ceremonial Committee at the University of Toronto Office of Indigenous Initiatives in April 2021.