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Nenshi: Calgary needs courage on suites
Over the next few weeks, you will hear a lot of discussion and debate around secondary suites in Calgary.
It`s no secret that I strongly believe we need a change.
Currently, there are somewhere between 10,000 and 50,000 suites in Calgary.
No one knows the real number, because the vast majority of them are illegal.
What we do know is that they are in every neighbourhood in the city, and that most of the tenants are good neighbours.
But we also know that these people ` our neighbours ` live in a world without the protections that the rest of us enjoy.
If their landlord is abusing them, if the smoke detectors don`t work, if there`s no heat, if there is mould or a mouse infestation, they have nowhere to turn.
Read the full article here.
Over the next few weeks, you will hear a lot of discussion and debate around secondary suites in Calgary.
It`s no secret that I strongly believe we need a change.
Currently, there are somewhere between 10,000 and 50,000 suites in Calgary.
No one knows the real number, because the vast majority of them are illegal.
What we do know is that they are in every neighbourhood in the city, and that most of the tenants are good neighbours.
But we also know that these people ` our neighbours ` live in a world without the protections that the rest of us enjoy.
If their landlord is abusing them, if the smoke detectors don`t work, if there`s no heat, if there is mould or a mouse infestation, they have nowhere to turn.
Read the full article here.