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• What is Rupert Community Residential Services? • Where can I find out more about rooming houses? • How does the Tenant Protection Act affect rooming houses? • How will changes to GWA regulations affect roomers and boarders? • Is there and alternative to rooming houses for low-income tenants? • What is the current status of bachelorettes in Parkdale? • Should the new City of Toronto license rooming houses? Answers: What is a rooming house? A rooming house is any building in which renters occupy single rooms and share kitchens, bathrooms, and common areas. The building may be a converted single-family house, a converted hotel, or a purpose-built structure. Rooming houses may have as few as three rooms for rent, or more than a hundred. [Back to Top] Why are rooming houses important? Rooming houses are the cheapest form of permanent accommodation currently available in Toronto. Rents average about $400-$450 a month. Those who cannot afford a room in a rooming house, or who are evicted fr
