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She's a good tenant, her landlord admits, but Laurie Meretsky and her two children, Jacqueline, 1 1/2, and Peter, 5, must leave their apartment (in ba(...)
She's a good tenant, her landlord admits, but Laurie Meretsky and her two children, Jacqueline, 1 1/2, and Peter, 5, must leave their apartment (in ba(...)

She's a good tenant, her landlord admits, but Laurie Meretsky and her two children, Jacqueline, 1 1/2, and Peter, 5, must leave their apartment (in ba(...)

Date5/7/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: She's a good tenant; her landlord admits; but Laurie Meretsky and her two children; Jacqueline; 1 1/2; and Peter; 5; must leave their apartment (in background) when the lease runs out next month. The reason: The building is to be for adults only. He just said business is business; said Mrs. Meretsky; who intends to fight the order in court.
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0009078F
They couldn't complain to the foreign landlords when their recreation facilities were restricted, so tenants locked the pool open. From left, Robert Mitchell, Carl Cedarburg and Diane Nowicki
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We want our pool
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