Images | At least 92 rats in her Montreal-North apartment: Mother of four living a living nightmare

A Montreal North resident has been living a real nightmare since last July, as her home was invaded by dozens of rats, and she received no help from the borough despite her numerous calls for help.

“In the extermination report, the exterminator, through the trap, caught 92 rats in my apartment alone,” Karin Trudel-Vezina revealed to Benoît Dutrizac on QUB Radio at 99.5 FM Montreal.

Substantial losses

The basement of the houses in rue Perras was particularly affected and the damage was considerable.

“We are talking, of course, about everything that we put in storage, in the less inhabited part of the soil. Everything camping, all the Christmas stuff, the souvenirs, the storage bins, the laundry,” lists the mother of four, two of whom are autistic.

Brought to the attention of the district

“I can tell you very honestly that I was frustrated because I had zero help from the city,” Ms. Trudel-Vezina denies it, confirming that the administration also denied she received her complaints at 311.

The problem affects the entire sector.

“My daughter's daycare, which is not far away, they called me this week and said: 'Hey, what did you do? Because there, we realized we have it too,'” she reports.

Forced to leave her home for 45 days, she had to pay “$80 a day” for Airbnb.

“I have the burden of fighting the owners, I have the burden of fighting the City and there, on top of everything, I have four children. […] I am completely exhausted,” the resident said.

*This text, generated with the help of artificial intelligence, has been reviewed and verified by our team based on the interview conducted at QUB.