A Brampton-based property management company is trying to rid Sarnia rental buildings of drug-based crime, one unit at a time.
Safe and Sound Property Management Manager Rae Ostrander says they're contacted by new property owners and then begin to service eviction notices to those who are not paying their rent.
They also collaborate with Sarnia police to determine if drug activities are known in the building and work to get rid of those tenants as well.
"It really takes good landlords to make that happen," he says. "A landlord has to be willing to let a property go for two or three or four months. It's our job to get it vacant, get it cleaned up and get it rented as soon as possible."
Ostrander says they're currently working with the owners of 150 units on Wellington, Queen and East streets as well as Colborne Rd.
He says their objective is to rid buildings of drug use and turn them into safe, clean and affordable housing.