CBC Ottawa visited a number of apartments that have been destroyed by Housing First-supported clients and their guests. Landlords we spoke with say the syste...
The properties for sure are nasty, but remember that we’re trading nasty streets and nasty parks for an occasional nasty apartment. The one article quoted $8000 in one-time damage cleanup which is chump change in the scheme of things for someone owning a dozen units or more.
While I think the occasional trashed unit needs to be accepted to solve homelessness, cleanliness issues can be solved by having support monitors regularly check in and help tenants get into a habit of cleaning up after themselves and their guests.
The properties for sure are nasty, but remember that we’re trading nasty streets and nasty parks for an occasional nasty apartment. The one article quoted $8000 in one-time damage cleanup which is chump change in the scheme of things for someone owning a dozen units or more.
While I think the occasional trashed unit needs to be accepted to solve homelessness, cleanliness issues can be solved by having support monitors regularly check in and help tenants get into a habit of cleaning up after themselves and their guests.
Yeah, even assholes who do such things deserve to live indoors