KITCHENER --
A study by the City of Kitchener shows overcrowded student housing is common in the Lower Doon neighbourhood.
Mary Cunningham, who lives in the area, wants to see change.
"I am concerned about the quality of the places they're living in," she said. "We've seen some of them and they're bad."
Cunningham said some of the off-campus student houses, which are occupied by Conestoga College students, are unsafe.
"There's a lot of illegal renovations going on without permits," she said.
Cunningham said some places house as many as 12 students.
A study presented to a council committee this week shows there have been 100 to 200 calls to bylaw officers regarding indoor and outdoor complaints over the past three years. They include bed bugs and garbage left in the street.