They were promised a mansion in the heart of Montreal, but a half dozen tenants of a downtown rooming house have been without power for 10 days and counting, because the electricity bill hasn't been paid. These photographs are posted on the Roominex.com website, ostensibly depicting rooms in the Asgard 'mansion.' Building doesn't have proper permitThe tenants say they pay their monthly rent, including first and last month's rent up front, to Roominex. According to the city, no permit was ever issued to that address to operate as a rooming house. (CBC) Ted Wright, a Montreal tenants' rights expert, told CBC he thinks the regulations need to be tightened.

Source: CBC News May 16, 2018 23:11 UTC