Brampton residents protested outside city hall on Sunday, calling for more support from the provincial and federal government to address exploitative landlords and illegal rooming houses in the city.
Brampton residents rallied on Sunday in front of city hall, calling for additional help from the federal and provincial government in combating exploitative landlords in the city. Locals say that illegal rooming houses are putting renters at risk and making neighbourhoods unsafe. Brampton residents rallied on Sunday in front of city hall, calling for additional help from the federal and provincial government to combat exploitative landlords in the city.
Michelle Gauthier, who lives in Brampton and is a landlord herself, said about about 30% of the houses on her street have turned into rentals and illegal rooming houses. Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown said the federal government's limits on international student visas has helped Brampton's housing issue.
"I would liken it to having four weeks of vacation after 10 years of working seven days a week," Gauthier said. "It was an unbelievable relief." "I've had long-term residents say, 'if you don't deal with this, we're going to leave town,'" Brown said.
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