Moving Day isn’t what it was
The July 1 moving day isn’t what it was. This piece mostly focuses on people choosing to move on other days, but eventually gets to the fact that in a housing market like this, people are more likely to hang onto a place they’ve got and that they can afford, however imperfect.
Even so, piles of stuff have been spotted on various streets as people quickly shuffle off unwanted goods before moving.
A mover that CTV spoke to in the story above estimates that 40% of current moves are evictions. La Presse talks to one man evicted after 27 years in his St‑Michel apartment, leaving him with nowhere to go.
More detail from CBC, which spoke to the owner of Le Clan Panneton: “his business was only booked at half capacity Monday because most people have been moving in the few days before or after instead. He says it’s because landlords who evict their tenants have to pay for their moving expenses and want to avoid the higher fees on July 1.”
Ian 15:18 on 2024-07-03 Permalink
Hard to feel bad for the predatory moving companies that made mad cash by jacking up their prices when everyone had to move on the same day
Tangentially related,I am seeing a few places still for rent in my neighbourhood – I can only assume they are hoping for those “upper middle global ex-pat citizen class from France” UdeM students who don’t mind paying inflated prices for a poorly maintained dump as long as it has lots of rooms and is within biking distance of school.