The 70-year-old Essex man has taken to sleeping in his electric mobility scooter after being issued an order by the town to immediately vacate his apartment. Now, he has been left to tackle a climate of rising rental rates and long wait lists for affordable housing. The town deemed his apartment "hazardous to the health and safety" of people in and around it after complaints prompted an inspection on Feb. 24. - John Kobelnak recalls the inspectors' ordersWhen it's time for bed, the 70-year-old said he resorts to sleeping in his electric mobility scooter. "I've seen bachelor's [apartments] as high as 1,200 dollars," he said, adding affordable housing stock is a "growing need" in Essex.

Source: CBC News March 10, 2020 10:02 UTC