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Tonight on 'Closer Look': An elusive Ontario landlord defends himself amid growing criticism — including a protest by tenants outside a home he owns in an upscale Toronto neighbourhood.

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On tonight’s episode of ‘Closer Look’: Ontario's biggest "renovictor" finally speaks out.

Earlier this year, Village Media reporters at GuelphToday and CambridgeToday told the story of Michael Klein, a Toronto businessman linked to hundreds of "renovictions" across the province. Multiple companies linked to Klein have purchased apartment buildings in different cities, mass-evicted longtime tenants in order to renovate, then rented the units to someone else at a much higher price.

SEE: How is this legal? Meet the king of Ontario renovictions

In a follow-up story published by TorontoToday, reporter Gabe Oatley caught up with Klein — who insists he follows all Ontario laws. “There’s no such thing as renoviction,” he said.

Oatley is our guest on tonight's 'Closer Look.' You can read his coverage HERE.

SEE: Tenants facing mass ‘renoviction’ take protest to Forest Hill home owned by elusive company director

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