Quebec Housing
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Housing-rights advocates pay visit to Premier Legault’s office demanding affordable housing become a priorityWith rising rent costs and increasing homelessness, housing advocates are putting pressure on governments saying that relying on charities is far from enoughCanadaDec 7, 2023
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Feds will spend $900M to build housing in Quebec, matched by provinceThe investment will directly create 8,000 social and affordable housing units, including 500 that will be earmarked for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.CanadaNov 9, 2023
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Taxes could come for Quebec owners of vacant homes and lotsBill 39 will give municipalities the power to slap taxes onto owners who keep units empty for more than six months — one per cent of the overall cost of the property.CanadaNov 2, 2023
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Family of Quebec senior facing eviction says she’s being tortured over housingA senior woman living in Quebec is making an emotional appeal to authorities to increase protections for tenants after the city gave her 72 hours to vacate her home of many years.CanadaNov 1, 2023
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Seniors plead for better housing protection under Quebec’s Bill 31Housing advocates, seniors and some politicians are calling on the Quebec government to better protect seniors under the housing legislation known as Bill 31.CanadaOct 16, 2023
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Federal government announces $955K toward Montreal community housing extensionA commitment of federal funding will allow five new rooms to be built at to the Maison L'Exode halfway house on Létournaux Street in Montreal's Hochelaga neighbourhood.CanadaJul 12, 2023
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Bill introduced to force Quebec landlords to accept pets in rental unitsAccording to the Montreal SPCA, 52 per cent Quebec households own a dog or a cat, but only four per cent of rental units allow pets without any restrictions.CanadaMay 25, 2023
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Advocates launch cross-Quebec tour to demand more social housingHousing rights advocates argue that Quebec's plan to distribute up to $600 to households this fall won't help some people to pay their rent.CanadaNov 13, 2022
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Opposition to mixed-use development project in Dollard-des-Ormeaux growingWest Island residents who live near a strip mall that may be re-developed are voicing their concerns about the project, relating to size and city engagement.CanadaSep 14, 2022
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Hampstead makes move to protect tenants with bylawThe town of Hampstead recently passed a draft amendment to a bylaw which they say will better protect tenants and enforce a current law.CanadaSep 13, 2022
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