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Would you pay $800 a month to live in a closet? In Vancouver, that may be all you can afford

Housing experts and renters say supply of affordable rental homes in Metro Vancouver is 'out of control'

CBC NewsMaryse Zeidler

Two-bedroom basement suites going for $3,000 a month, a single bed in a room listed for $1,000 a month, and windowless closets renting for $800. 

Expensive rent in Metro Vancouver is nothing new, but renters searching for a home in the region say the listings they're coming across have reached a whole new level of absurdity. 

"It's out of control," said Laura Herbert, 48, who is trying to find an affordable home for her adult son, who has a brain injury and lives off $1,400 a month in disability …

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Would you pay $800 a month to live in a closet? In Vancouver, that may be all you can afford

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