Regie de logement lagging by inefficiencies

The long wait times at the Quebec rental board to hear a complaint is being called into question.

According to a report by Projet Genese, a Montreal based community organization, the average waiting time for a priority case is 14.5 months.

Projet Genese spokesman Sheetal Pathak told the McGill daily that it took 3 months to hear a case 10 years ago.

The regie classifies cases into five categories with urgent being the most serious and general as the least.

In 2011, the regie stated that just over 20 000 cases were being reviewed. This represents a 7 percent increase over 2010.

Eight new commissioners were hired this year in an effort to shorten delays.