Affordable housing is an ongoing issue in the city, and making sure you can actually live in the space is another. Mould and a lack of accessibility are just some of the problems residents at an Etobicoke complex are facing, and on Saturday, ACORN members and tenants gave Mayor Olivia Chow and city councillor Vincent Crisanti a tour of buildings on Bergamot Avenue, claiming their requests for repairs have gone unresolved.

“I’ve noticed that some of these buildings have been inspected a few times, and the score that is given to them is unreasonably high,” said Chow. “It does not look like a 90 per cent building for me.”

Among the issues residents at 11 Bergamot point to is moldy windows, while over at 9 Bergamot, there is a lack of entrance ramps to get into the building.

“It’s unaccepta

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