The coronavirus has exacerbated a housing crisis brought on by low vacancies, rising rents and a wave of tenants being displaced by landlords hoping to retake their dwellings or capitalize on their property values
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Quebec’s traditional July 1 moving day has always involved a certain amount of chaos, as thousands of people simultaneously pack up their belongings and move to new homes.
Those vulnerable people “risk being adding to the ranks of the unemployed who lost their jobs and find themselves in a greatly vulnerable situation.” Laflamme said nearly half of those who called for aid this year are leaving their previous apartments unwillingly. Among those forced out, she said, are a growing number of so-called “renovictions,” when tenants are displaced because of major renovations, and rents are subsequently hiked.
A document Kenwood says is his lease does not specify that he cannot have animals, and he says he had a verbal agreement to store his belongings in the building. He says the accusations are unfounded.Three other current and former tenants who spoke with The Canadian Press described a series of problems with the building, ranging from leaking ceilings to intermittent hot water, broken locks and, in one case, a stove giving off electric shocks.
Robert Beaudry, the city councillor responsible for housing, said Montreal is currently in a housing crisis caused by a vacancy rate below one per cent in many neighbourhoods.He said the city is working with local housing organizations to help people who can’t find apartments, in some cases renting them storage units and hotels temporarily.
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