Montreal Apartments

• Advocates paint bleak picture of Quebec’s housing crisis

  Quebec is in the midst of a housing crisis, and the housing rights organization FRAPRU outlined data showing just how many people are paying more than they should for rent.

  Politics

  Sep 26, 2023
  
• Montreal renters are turning to apartment swapping amid ‘crazy’ affordability crunch

  An apartment swap, which is a mutually-agreed-upon transfer of two separate leases, allows tenants to find the right home for them during the ongoing housing crisis in Montreal.

  Canada

  Aug 29, 2023
  
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• City of Montreal swoops in to protect rooming house from sale to private buyer

  The building, newly acquired by the city, is a seven-unit rooming house on Centre Street in Pointe-Saint-Charles where vulnerable tenants are paying low rents.

  Politics

  Jul 10, 2023
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• As Montreal’s housing crisis persists, advocates take aim at no-pet clauses in leases

  The Montreal SPCA's director of animal advocacy, says no-pet clauses result in a sad parade of surrendered animals this time of year ahead of Quebec's July 1 moving day.

  Canada

  Jun 28, 2023
• Montreal real estate developer to let rental board decide on case of holdout tenant

  Mondev senior partners Michael and David Owen say they've already made numerous offers to tenant Carla White, who has so far refused to leave her apartment.

  Canada

  May 31, 2023
• Lone tenant in a $400-a-month apartment could delay major condo project

  Carla White, who declined to give her age, says she was homeless after multiple previous evictions before she found a home she could afford a decade ago.

  Canada

  May 30, 2023
• In Montreal, 1 in 5 households can’t afford both rent and other basic needs

  Centraide says Montreal's housing crisis has reached staggering heights, with one in five households not able to make ends meet.

  Canada

  May 15, 2023
• Montreal tenants fight to keep pets after landlord orders them out

  A pair of tenants in a duplex are fighting to keep their pets in their apartments after new building owners ordered them out or they would not renew their lease.

  Canada

  May 1, 2023
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• Montreal moving day cleanup expected to take weeks

  Mattresses, couches, garbage bags — items big and small: city crews are hitting the streets this week in a post-moving day cleanup operation.

  Canada

  Jul 4, 2022
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• Montrealers face challenging moving day amid housing crisis

  This year, stress levels are through the roof as people are moving amid a province-wide housing crisis. Housing advocates say skyrocketing rents are now a widespread phenomenon.

  Canada

  Jul 1, 2022