More than 490 households found themselves without a lease the day after the 1er July in Quebec, including 115 in Montreal, estimates the Popular Action Front in Urban Redevelopment (FRAPRU) which took stock, Tuesday, of the moving period. These figures, however, represent only the tip of the iceberg, as many renters are forced to camp or live in their car or at the hotel, warns the body.
A few days from 1er July, nearly 700 households had not found accommodation, but this figure has dropped to 494, FRAPRU said on Tuesday. It is that with the accompaniment of the assistance services financed by Quebec in several cities, they were able to sign a lease during the last days.
But these data do not take into account households that have already been experiencing more or less hidden homelessness for months, said Véronique Laflamme, FRAPRU spokesperson, on Tuesday. “What we have seen for two years is that the situation is stretching well beyond the 1er July. Ten years ago, the difficulties of these households did not last two or three months. »
The housing crisis is raging in several regions of Quebec. In Drummondville, Granby and Rimouski, for example, it is the scarcity of available housing that makes the situation difficult for tenants. In Montreal, where the vacancy rate is 2.2%, it is more the high price of housing that is causing the problem.
FRAPRU urges the Quebec government to speed up the construction of social housing and to adopt a housing policy without waiting for the next budget. The organization is also asking Quebec to modify its Bill 31 in order to remove the provision that will allow landlords to reject assignments of leases and remove section G from leases.
Further details will follow.