On Monday of last week, the sale of the building I live in closed. On Wednesday, July 31 at 7:25pm the new landlord texted to say that he is “the new owner of the home” and he “would appreciate it if (I) found a new place to live.”
There is a housing crisis here, as there is in many other places in Turtle Island/North America. It’s historic, it has been ongoing for a long time now, at least a decade or more. This new landlord is an example of a direct contributor to this housing crisis. He bought this building specifically with the intention of kicking myself, and the three Chinese students upstairs, out of our established homes so he could spike the rent and exploit other international students and locals. This is a trend and I find it appalling.
Fortunately for my neighbours and I, our previous landlord was a good person with foresight, and she provided us each with a six month fixed term lease before she sold our building. We will all have a place to live until January 1.
I had a look at the apartment listings available in my area online. There were two pages and I didn’t see a single dog friendly, let alone pet friendly, listing. I do believe, despite the odds, that Poppy and I will find a new place to live and be ok, but I don’t think this entire scenario is ok.
I think this is a deeply problematic, as well as a disturbing trend.