Many students can relate to the trials and tribulations of moving day and the common grievances of renting: the hunt for cardboard boxes, running to the store for more bubble wrap, squishing the contents of your closet into suitcases and losing your favourite hoodie in the chaos.
Verify matches tenants with local landlords based on their preferences and proven financial budgets for housing.
The portal, which is the primary means of proposing and accepting residence offers for students, claimed that it was ‘overwhelmed’ following the high demand expected from it when it opened last Monday for newly admitted students.
The University of Ottawa is severely lacking a 1000-level course on the Sandy Hill housing market.
“It’ll be my first time living away from home on my own. But all of the exciting parts of that are taken away, because I’m worried about if I’ll find a place,” said second-year student Erin Peter.
As classes return to campus, Dalhousie University has limited its residence capacity to 80 per cent this fall, housing around 1,800 students instead of the 2,300 they did prior to the pandemic, according to a statement on the university’s website.
“The current political system does not easily allow for homelessness to be an issue that gains much attention or commitment from elected officials. This is largely disheartening and reflects poorly upon voters and politicians but it also has the upside of partly keeping bad rhetoric out of the discourse,” writes Quinn Sam, a student entering his second year studying political science and economy at the University of Ottawa.
Dear Di, my landlord has offered my roommate and I a discount on rent in exchange for sexual favours. While this is a really strange and uncomfortable situation, we really enjoy the location and quality of our building and don’t want to leave our home. I am worried that by saying no or ignoring the offer, we could be evicted. What should we do?
Many tenants say they cannot afford to pay April’s rent due to lay-offs and other financial challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s why the Herongate Tenant Coalition is organizing a rent strike for the month of April.
As concerns over the spread of COVID-19 in the city continue to grow, the University of Ottawa is offering refunds and urging students in residence to move home early to reduce the strain on campus resources.
City council voted unanimously on Wednesday to declare an affordable housing and homelessness emergency, making Ottawa the first Canadian city to do so. The motion was brought by Somerset Coun. Catherine McKenney, who is council’s liaison for housing and homelessness.
The Ottawa housing market can be a tough realm to navigate. Read up on some tips and tricks from tenant rights advocates, student renters, landlords, and mortgage brokers so you can find the best new pad that checks all your boxes.
This new wave of private residences is defined by their high-end amenities including fitness centres, study rooms, game lounges and planned social events. But responses to the business model from students have been mixed.
This incredible dependency upon shelters reveals that employment and housing initiatives need to be radically overhauled.
The University of Ottawa confirmed an incident involving an elevator in Leblanc residence occurred on Oct. 10 in which a student was injured.
On Sept. 30, around 400 people from the Heron Gate community will be evicted from their homes as part of a plan to redevelop the neighbourhood. This time, they aren’t backing down.
Student renters especially vulnerable to being taken advantage of by landlords and vice-versa, experts say.
The U of O spends a lot of time claiming that they care about the mental health and happiness of their students. Extending the length of leases on residence rooms is a simple way for the administration to put those beliefs into action.
While Canada has committed to resettling more Syrian refugees than any other country besides Germany, has it been able to provide them with a true home?
The University of Ottawa has announced plans to open their third new residence in 12 months, renovating the Quality Hotel at Rideau Street and King Edward Avenue into a 414-room residence.
Due to the University of Ottawa’s rapid expansion over the past two decades, alumni who visit campus often say they have trouble recognizing their alma mater.
There’s more soon to come. On March 10, the university unveiled its master plan for future development, promising current students a similar shock.
Solutions to the ongoing dearth of student housing on and near the U of O campus will be at the forefront of the election as several candidates intend to pursue a housing strategy.
A recent proposal to implement landlord licensing in Ottawa has people torn on whether it will make it easier or harder to find affordable housing, especially for students.
Existing building to become 400-space off-campus residence Photo by Sabrina Nemis The University of Ottawa is looking to turn an existing building at Rideau and Friel Streets into a space for 400 more student beds by September. The university is entering a lease on the eight-storey building at 240 Friel St. with the intention to …
University of Ottawa president Allan Rock sat down with the Fulcrum on April 3 to provide updates on this year’s top news stories.
