‘ONE BIG ROOM’: Brampton landlord tries to target families of three for rental

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Canada’s annual inflation rate may have fallen to its lowest level since March 2021 but the cost of shelter is still the main driver of inflation as Canadians face significantly higher rents and mortgage payments.

And while it should be noted that shelter price growth slowed last month to 5.7% year-over-year, down from 6.2% in June, people continue to struggle.

The days of finding decent housing at a reasonable price is long gone, especially as rental properties are smelling the desperation from prospective renters and capitalizing on it.

The latest is a rental in Brampton that is trying to target trios for their “big room.”

The Kijiji ad reads, “One big room can accommodate family of 3 or 3 boys or 3 girls.”

After greeting “friends,” landlord Navdeep’s ad goes on to detail, “We have a big room upstairs, which can easily accommodate 3 family members or it could be 3 boys or 3 girls.”

Photos of the room show one twin bed and another twin with what appears to be a pullout bed on wheels underneath.

Given that the beds are right next to each other, it’s hard to imagine how the trundle bed would be rolled out every day and where it would go.

There are two dressers, two nightstands, a garment rack and a fireplace, so it appears the room is intended to be a living room.

In a refreshing change of pace, the photos also show stairs leading up to the space, so it’s not a dank basement for once but, rather, a bright space with an actual window.

The ad also boasts that it’s close to grocery stores, transit and banks, however it does not note the monthly rental rate.

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The Sun reached out but after identifying ourselves, the original ad was taken down but was  replaced with a new link with the same details.

Many on Reddit’s Slumlords Canada board called out the landlord.

“Just say you want to cram three people in there,” redditor mybluntside wrote, while another described fitting three people in the space as “crazy.”

However, others thought it was better than other rentals they have recently seen — perhaps a sign of how low standards have gotten.

“This is one of the better ones I’ve seen, I’m surprised they didn’t put three bunk beds to accommodate six.”

Navdeep has one other “urgent” listing in what appears to be in the same house given the details are the same.

This time, it’s for one room upstairs “for two boys or couples or two girls sharing.”