2023-08-18 21:56:22
A couple forced to live in a motel after being evicted last June had to shell out around $6,000 to rent a room.
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“We find it very difficult,” explains Gabriel in an interview with TVA Nouvelles.
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The day after the publication of new FRAPRU data showing 450 households still without housing, the couple is struggling to find an affordable apartment since their credit rating is not adequate.
Annick and Gabriel, who each have a job, one in the health sector and the other in catering, were evicted last June from their townhouse which they had been renting since January.
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The owner “gave us 10 days notice. Try to find yourself in 10 days, first a moving truck, in June before Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, and accommodation, that’s a waste of time,” says Annick on the bed of her small motel room. in Sainte-Catherine.
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“We hope it’s temporary, [mais] it’s been a month and a half. It’s a lot of money spent on that side unfortunately ”, laments in turn Gabriel.
The couple hope, by declaring their state of affairs on the airwaves of LCN, that an owner will be touched by their situation and will offer them a place to stay.
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“We would like that to have a small chance to find a roof”, continues the boyfriend of Annick.
Until then, the couple must continue to pay $120 per day for the rental of the room.
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