Many Montrealers are moving on this 1er sunny July. The Press went to meet residents of different neighborhoods of the metropolis who are experiencing this moving day in the midst of the housing crisis.
Kym Gosselin and her friend, Jannick Perron, both in their twenties and originally from Sainte-Thérèse, have only been living in Le Plateau-Mont-Royal for a few hours. Family and friends came to help them move into their new home, a 4 1/2 “very small, but super beautiful,” according to Mme Gosselin.
She and her new roommate moved to Montreal for their jobs, as a technical director in a theatre and an artist, respectively. “We’re very happy to be here,” says M.me Gosselin, specifying that she nevertheless feels “overwhelmed” by everything they have to do. “I’m excited, but I can’t wait [à la suite] “.
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Kym Gosselin and her friend moved into Le Plateau-Mont-Royal.
The day didn’t go as planned for everyone, however. Tarek B., an entrepreneur who lived in Verdun, went to his new home in the Village around 4 a.m. to take possession, but he was unable to do so because the previous tenant was still there. Around 2 p.m., Tarek was still waiting for the previous tenant to leave the apartment. “It’s taking a very long time,” he says.
Housing crisis
“We were lucky,” admits M.me Gosselin. The two young women “fell through a crack” according to them. After visiting an apartment that the owner ultimately decided not to rent, he offered them their current apartment.
“I don’t know anyone who found an apartment on Marketplace, visited it and got it,” says M.me Gosselin. According to her, it was more through family or friends that people around her had access to apartments in Montreal.
For Madison Mclauchlan, a journalist at the Investigative Journalism Foundation, who is moving to Le Plateau-Mont-Royal with her two friends, finding an apartment for the 1er July was complicated. Their previous accommodation was more advantageous in terms of price, but was not in “very good condition”.
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Madison McLauchlan and Kennedy McKree-Braide
“When it came time to find a nicer place, which had three bedrooms, each with a window, in the neighborhood we wanted and which had been renovated, it was very difficult,” says Mr.me Mclauchlan.
The three roommates are now paying $800 more than their previous apartment. “It’s a big jump, but we think it’s worth it because of the condition of [l’appartement]. »