There was a time in this city, not that long ago, when it wouldn't be outrageous to hear that someone was paying $200 rent per month in a house in the Eastside, West End and even Kitsilano. Homes destined to be torn down could be rented out for super cheap and split up amongst students, the rising creative class and others just trying to make it by in what became the second most expensive city in the world around them.
While the above scenario isn't outrageous now it's definitely not as common as it was in the past, and it seems to have taken a turn with people who would normally be paying market rent but want a little more bang for their buck; people are pitching in to rent mansions together! THIS FEATURE in the Tyee, written by David P Ball, takes a look at this growing phenomenon and interviews a group of people who pay $750 each to live in a South Vancouver palace.
Photo: David P Ball c/o The Tyee
