(Je parle français aussi, donc n'hésitez pas à me répondre dans la langue de Molière si vous préférez :)

I apologise for the depressing aspect of this post, but any info and/or tips would be lovely.

Like the title says, I'm wondering if it's something that's often being done in the MTL of 2024...

I'm losing everything and going to be homeless very soon, but I still have a storage unit with most of my stuff from my last apt.

I've managed to pay the 300$ or so monthly so far. I would need to go there anyway to see what to give away and what sell, but since I won't have a place to stay and with my physical limitations, I'd have to sneak some hours of sleep on the spot.

Do you think that staying hidden in it at least for a few nights be possible? I have zero experience with that kind of stuff (I have a car and normally I'd stay in it, but like with everything else I've been screwed by my relatives, so it's missing the left mirror, no longer insured, damaged and thus almost worthless, and so I've not paid to renew my driver's license. My plan is to use what is inside my unit and time to pay for car repairs, pay for it to be insured, and pay to renew my driver's license (I managed to find my passport which is still valid, renewed my RAMQ card, and have a bank account where funds can be transferred to. My phone account will be cut any day now, but with Wifi I can use Whatsapp. And I guess I'll have to force myself to return to FB after a decade, because marketplace is so bigger than Kijiji...

I know it's really not rare in Southern Cali/LA, where I used to study and work, but so much stuff are different between the two cities and respecting people and customs.

I've only been back to my native MTL 2 years ago, and been so sick and injured that it's like I knowing nothing about the place anymore; out of the loop for basically everything.

The other thing would be to drive the car without getting caught to a sort of public trailer park area (again, not sure if those places exist in MTL or MTL area, but in the US it could be a public rest stop or camping area next to a National Park; you guys know what I mean?

Is there a place of that nature in or not far from MTL where you can park and stay there no question asked?.

Ideally there would be a mix of both things: finding a place to leave my car without being checked for insurance and permit, and only move from there once everything is in order. Meanwhile, I need to go to my storage unit to sort stuff up. Unfortunately, the most sellable and valuable stuff are things like rare book collections, like an OG Pleiade library collection, Enlightenment era og book bought from French and Italian markets, etc. It's not a great place to leave that stuff in a crappy unit, and I'm gonna divide stuff for several people that will appreciate it a lot. Retro gaming stuff might be easy to sell though...

Anyway, I'll do my best to find money and pay for my permit, car insurance, and some of the repairs I should be suing my relative for. From there I don't know and I think it's better to take it one goal at the time, otherwise it's looking way too bleak, way too impossible.

That's kind of the plan. I'm owed an insane amount of money from what used to be my employment insurance, but I just don't have the strength to deal with that type of people anymore. For now, if you have any experience or tips on the storage unit or car subject, please feel free.

Given my limited mobility (left leg busted, etc), I really need to slip some nights within the storage unit (I can't imagine my car and the unit will be close, in fact they will probably be very far from each other.

Thank you so much guys for your time. C'est énormément apprécié. Prenez soin de vous.