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'This is egregious': Sisters shocked when Toronto landlord raises rent to $9,500 a month (toronto.ctvnews.ca)

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The landlord had told them he wanted to raise the rent to $3,500 and when they complained he decided to raise it to $9,500.

“We know that our building is not rent controlled and this was something we were always worried about happening and there is no way we can afford $9,500 per month," Yumna Farooq said.

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[-] fiah@discuss.tchncs.de 67 points 2 years ago

If not for landlords who would you rent from?

public housing is a thing, you know

[-] Thedogspaw@midwest.social -3 points 2 years ago

If you have a crack addiction it is

[-] fiah@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago

I spent some of my formative years in public housing. It was definitely a bit more sketchy than the privately owned homes across the street but all in all it was a fantastic way for me to get my feet under me as a student and young adult. That's exactly what scores of young and also not so young people desperately need right now