during these workshops, tenants will be guided through their rights with respect to lease renewals and rent increases, including how a legal rent increase is calculated, said lily martin, a support co-ordinator with the west island tenants action committee, an offshoot of the table de quartier sud de l’ouest-de-l’Île (tqsoi).
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while the suburban west island is often seen as being a bedroom community dotted with single-family homes, ranging from stately waterfronts to modest bungalows, there is a sizable proportion of renters and low-income families paying rents above their economic means.
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the local affordable-housing crisis is real; a shelter for unhoused people opened in the west island in late 2020. the ricochet centre, on château-pierrefonds ave. in pierrefonds, includes such services as a social reintegration program with shelter for up to 20 people as well as 12 beds for emergency overnight stays.
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for more information, call 514-505-0840, local 8, email locataires@tqsoi.org or visit tqsoi.org/witac .