A St. John’s man on the brink of homelessness is facing the possibility of losing his son due to a lack of housing options for people with kids.

Tristen Keats, who turns 27 this month, lives with his mother and his three-year-old son, Jacoby, in a small basement apartment that is advertised for only one person.

“Here we are now with people living on the side of the street in tents,” Keats said. “Me and him are just about there now, right? We got a couple months.”

They are running out of time, as his mother’s landlord has given them a few months to find a new place.

He and his son are among the many people caught in the housing crisis that is sweeping across the country and hitting Newfoundland and Labrador. Social housing and emergency shelters are in high demand, leading many people to take the only home they’ve known for months — a tent — and station themselves in public spaces around St. John’s.

And if facing homelessness is tough, when children are involved, the struggle can be worse.

  • Smk
    12·
    8 months ago

    It’s not the same thing but you don’t know the other person. You only see a dude with a lot of tattoo, no girlfriend, a child. He can’t find any appartment because of his looks and track record. His credit is probably shit. We don’t know the reason why he can’t stay there. Why wouldn’t the landlord allow it is strange. In any case, housing market that is too privately owned will cause this shit. Private owner cannot take asamy risks as a co-op or a gov founded place.

      • Smk
        11·
        8 months ago

        What lol? I’m not complaining, I’m explaining why a landlord would t want someone like him. Can you read or comprehend what’s going on?

        • aubertlone@lemmy.world
          1·
          8 months ago

          Fuck off you leech on society.

          Do NOT be asking other people if they can’t read after you’ve repeatedly demonstrated your poor grasp of the English language.

          Apparently someone having tattoos is a good enough reason not to rent to them?

          Please bitch. Understand you are a stain on society. Congrats on owning enough property to leech off of someone else’s hard earned money.

          Fuck all the way off.

          Go fly a kite. Do whatever the fuck you want I don’t give a shit.

          • Smk
            11·
            8 months ago

            lol, good arguments my dude. Touch some grass and get back in reality.

            That’s the sad reality we live in. You look like a criminal or a drug addict ? Then doors are gonna be closed on you. That’s exactly why I’m saying housing should be coop or gov owned.

            Read my comments again and understand what I’m saying before commenting. It’s not what you think it is. Learn to fucking read moron.

            • aubertlone@lemmy.world
              1·
              8 months ago

              Yes, I need to learn to read not the dumbass landlord entirely out of touch with the world.

              Get the fuck out of here with your sanctimonious bullshit.

              • Smk
                1·
                8 months ago

                Sure, I’m out of touch said the motherfucker who can’t read. Read my comments again, they are not what you thinking they are. You are blinded by hatred. Wake up dumbass.

                • aubertlone@lemmy.world
                  1·
                  8 months ago

                  It’s so funny you describe me as blinded by hatred.

                  But apparently a struggling man that happens to have tattoos and a young son shouldn’t be allowed to live with his mom due to zoning laws.

                  I unfortunately have taken the time to read your comments. You’re so full of shit.

                  You had one shitty tenant, but apparently that means that everybody struggling is evil and wanting to rip you off. Dude please

                  You have every right to limit who you rent. But the kind of shit you’re saying, everybody that has tattoos is a gang member etc etc…

                  I hope you never fill that property and it continues to drain your finances.

                  You don’t have to rent out to people you don’t want to. But all the other hateful shit you’re saying is so far off the wall.

                  And last but not least…

                  I don’t hate you. I don’t wish you harm.

                  I just don’t care enough about you to spend that much energy being emotional over some random conversation with an internet stranger. Sure, I’m annoyed by all the stupid ass shit you’re saying.

                  But hate is just not worth the energy, especially for someone I am never going to meet in my life.

                  • Smk
                    1·
                    8 months ago

                    Also, all you are doing is virtue signalling. It’s important to understand what could be the reason someone like this dude can’t find anything. One of those reason is the potential risk he may be for a landlord. That’s how it is.

                    What should we do to fix this ? Coop housing seems like a good idea.

                  • Smk
                    1·
                    8 months ago

                    The point of social media is to engage in meaningful arguments and to understand another point of view. All you are doing is just not understanding anything, insulting and being a piece of shit.

                    All I said, is that if you look like a shit head full of tattoos, life will be harder on you. A landlord won’t risk to get his shit broken because they pity this guy.

                    I don’t understand what’s so hard to get in this. It’s the same thing with job opportunities. If you look like a shit head, you won’t have a job. That’s it.