After putting up with all the crap in Kingston, I can honestly say that Petawawa is a paradise!
I started in a 2 Bdrm row in Kingston in 98 paying 450 plus... not too bad. When my daughter was on the way in spring 01 we moved into a 3 bdrm duplex. Because I requested the move, I lost my grandfather clause and had to pay 650 plus... fair enough. Within days of my move a former neighbor from my old row told me that they had been notified that the row had been condemned and all the tenants were being moved at public expense ,just like a posting with all the associated benefits and their rent was still grandfathered... no wonder they were so receptive to my request to move MYSELF!!!! By the time I was posted in fall '04, the rent was up to 750 plus, could have been worse but they can only increase by such a percentage per year.
Then in september I came to Pet. I accepted a 3 bdrm row sight-unseen by fax for guess what... 450 plus, right back where I started, cool. But after arriving and checking it out, the place turned out to be a dump in a crowded corner, no offence meant to any readers that may live on Regalbuto. When I asked if I could see some others the clerk at housing said "sure, have at 'er". I ended up taking a 3 bdrm single on Paardeberg for 522 plus. The neighbors are all great, the yard is huge and backs on to the woods and beyond that the rapids on the petawawa river, and in several days the old french school across the street will be torn down, so I'm pretty happy with the location.
Anyway, I received my notice of adjustment last week... my rent is staying the same, but my utility cost is going up about a dollar or so. So, at 523 plus, all I can say is;
"Come to 2 Bde"!
I started in a 2 Bdrm row in Kingston in 98 paying 450 plus... not too bad. When my daughter was on the way in spring 01 we moved into a 3 bdrm duplex. Because I requested the move, I lost my grandfather clause and had to pay 650 plus... fair enough. Within days of my move a former neighbor from my old row told me that they had been notified that the row had been condemned and all the tenants were being moved at public expense ,just like a posting with all the associated benefits and their rent was still grandfathered... no wonder they were so receptive to my request to move MYSELF!!!! By the time I was posted in fall '04, the rent was up to 750 plus, could have been worse but they can only increase by such a percentage per year.
Then in september I came to Pet. I accepted a 3 bdrm row sight-unseen by fax for guess what... 450 plus, right back where I started, cool. But after arriving and checking it out, the place turned out to be a dump in a crowded corner, no offence meant to any readers that may live on Regalbuto. When I asked if I could see some others the clerk at housing said "sure, have at 'er". I ended up taking a 3 bdrm single on Paardeberg for 522 plus. The neighbors are all great, the yard is huge and backs on to the woods and beyond that the rapids on the petawawa river, and in several days the old french school across the street will be torn down, so I'm pretty happy with the location.
Anyway, I received my notice of adjustment last week... my rent is staying the same, but my utility cost is going up about a dollar or so. So, at 523 plus, all I can say is;
"Come to 2 Bde"!
