Vancouver housing unit subdivided w. cardboard wall
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/quite-alarming-u-s-student-says-vancouver-housing-unit-subdivided-with-cardboard-wall-1.7048797

* unit not as advertised; unsanitary, unsafe
* cardboard wall next to stove to create make-shift room
* unit at Ocean Park Place in West End run by CAPREIT: Canadian Apartment Properties REIT
* CAPREIT building in New Westminster tried to convert 1-BR units to multiple rooms

CAPREIT: https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113188701327401598

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'Quite alarming': U.S. student says Vancouver housing unit subdivided with cardboard wall

A U.S. family whose son is pursuing an education in Vancouver is speaking out following their 'quite alarming' experience with a housing site.

British Columbia

CAPREIT
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAPREIT

* Canadian real estate investment trust h.q. in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
* CAPREIT: largest publicly traded apartment landlord in Canada
* 2022: $17.7+ billion in assets
* owns/interests in 67,000+ residential apartments, townhomes, housing units across Canada, Netherlands, Ireland
* 28,500 employees

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CAPREIT - Wikipedia