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Single Room Occupancy (SRO): A New Frontier or a Step to the Rear?

Publication type: 
Research Paper / Project Report
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Agency: 
Ministry of Housing, Recreation and Consumer Services, British Columbia Housing Management Commissio
Sponsor: 
Ministry of Housing, Recreation and Consumer Services, British Columbia Housing Management Commissio
Date: 
1994
Pages: 
89
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Summary: 
Documents the existing SRO stock in British Columbia; provides an analysis of known preservation of SRO techniques in both the United States and Canada; provides recommendations on policy and program options for the government of BC. Discusses the possibility of a provincial SRO program in light of the increase in construction of housing of this type due to a lack of government subsidized housing.
Keywords: 
housing; homelessness; SRO; United States; quality of life; housing policy; government subsidized housing; low income; affordable housing