Hovel Hunters International, Ep. 6. Executive Living.

# 99 Easy St.

From Lee Michaels, Blackburn News.

A Brampton-based property management company is trying to rid Sarnia rental buildings of drug-based crime, one unit at a time.

Safe and Sound Property Management Manager Rae Ostrander says they’re contacted by new property owners and then begin to service eviction notices to those who are not paying their rent.

They also collaborate with Sarnia police to determine if drug activities are known in the building and work to get rid of those tenants as well.

Link to the rest here.

Editorial Opinion:


So let me see if I got this right: you pack your buildings with the disabled, mental health/addictions people, working poor, single moms, people on Ontario Works and ODSP. 

Then you pressure the cops to crack down on drug activity in apartment buildings...

What, you got a for-profit jail in the works and all them beds need to be filled, eh...???

Yeah, I recall their ad in the paper:

“Residential apartments for rent in a clean, quiet, professionally-managed building currently undergoing policing operations for persistent drug activity. $700-$950.00 a month…”

The disabled welcomed with big smiles and open arms...and hands.

Especially since the province did away with the Moving Benefit.

Executive living bought to you by Safe & Smug in Brampton Property Management.

Just a general observation, but when property management does away with the live-in superintendent, you lose something in on-site presence. When I think of some of the simple noise problems I've experienced, and documented over the years, it would have been too simple to go down, knock at the super's door and say, "Hey! You gotta come up here and listen to this."

Quite frankly, it would have been nipped in the bud, very, very quickly, and not too many questions asked. On the other hand, the company probably does generate another $700-$950.00 per month in revenues.

Thank you for reading.