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Rooming or boarding houses are regaining favour with some Canadian cities as a way to offset a lack of affordable homes, but experts warn there are pitfalls to the once-popular form of urban housing.
The clock is ticking towards July 1 Moving Day in Quebec and housing advocates predict this could be the worst one in years with many still without long-term places to live. Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante joined CTV News at Six anchor Caroline Van Vlaardingen on Thursday night to respond to concerns surrounding the city’s housing crisis.
The Bash Shetty Residence will provide a safe living environment for women who have experienced homelessness or are at risk of being unhoused, said Chez Doris executive director Marina Boulos-Winton.
Fourteen Quebec mayors are calling on the Quebec government to adopt a public, mandatory and universal rent registry.
The City of Montreal and the Société d'habitation et de développement de Montréal have been acquiring rental properties and rooming houses in order to keep rents affordable some tenants, but that hasn't gone far to ease the city's housing crisis.