'It's a broken system' A single father's never-ending ordeal with an emergency housing model that gives him no security
16 Aug 2021
"There's no tenancy agreement with the providers. They're not evicting anyone technically; they're just not renewing the bookings. They should be held accountable and made to sign an agreement."
Quest on Lambton manager Weiwei Li said the motel's 44 rooms had been largely occupied by people in emergency housing following last year's lockdown.
Now it was in the process of returning to its former business model . . . time was needed to renovate rooms which she said had been damaged by unruly emergency housing guests. "They smoke in the room. They never listen to what you say. Some people are fighting, putting music on really loud. They damage the room. That means that after they check out, we can't just give the room to the next person – we have to refurbish the room. We need time to do that, and it's August already."
Quest on Lambton manager Weiwei Li said the motel's 44 rooms had been largely occupied by people in emergency housing following last year's lockdown.
Now it was in the process of returning to its former business model . . . time was needed to renovate rooms which she said had been damaged by unruly emergency housing guests. "They smoke in the room. They never listen to what you say. Some people are fighting, putting music on really loud. They damage the room. That means that after they check out, we can't just give the room to the next person – we have to refurbish the room. We need time to do that, and it's August already."
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