Ad offering van with "perks" for $999/month in Vancouver vanishes from Craigslist

Vancouver’s housing crisis has become so bad that one urban expert says it’s difficult to tell whether a questionable ad posted online purporting to offer $999/month van living with "perks" is actually an innovative rental opportunity or someone's idea of a prank.

The "Unique Housing: Van Life!" ad appeared on Craigslist Friday, stating three separate furnished vans are available to rent in the parking lot of a West End rental building starting Dec. 1. The ad contained photos purporting to show two different van interiors.

The poster boasted they have "a special relationship with management to provide showers, washrooms and sauna use 24/7 in the building, with extra storage."

"Living in a van allows you to live spontaneously," stated the ad, which added the vans have newly-installed electric heat and are located in a "very safe alley."

By Saturday, the ad had disappeared, with a message that the posting was "flagged for removal" appearing in its place.

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