Tensions between landlords and tenants at an all-time high, advocates say after Hamilton shootings

Advocacy groups say tensions between landlords and renters are at an all-time high in the wake of a Hamilton landlord killing two tenants.

Police told CBC Hamilton detectives are investigating if a conflict over a mould complaint occurred right before the landlord killed 27-year-old Carissa MacDonald and her 28-year-old fiancé Aaron Stone on May 27.

The landlord, 57, died a few hours later in a shootout with police. 

Police have not released the name of the landlord, who neighbours say also lived in the home. Terry Gerald Brekka owned the house, according to property records.

The Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB), the tribunal that hears complaints and requests by