A friend is currently paying $1000/month for a single room in a 4bed2bath apartment with no parking and terribly maintained kitchens. In many places, landlords

A friend is currently paying $1000/month for a single room in a 4bed2bath apartment with no parking and terribly maintained kitchens. In many places, landlords have no incentives to push for better QoL - electric charging is a pipe dream. This is in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, which is currently undergoing a severe housing crisis.