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Landlords, tenants, and the legal status of secondary suites in Hamilton, Ontario

Abstract

Key Messages Secondary suites contain lower‐income tenants. Half of all tenants in secondary suites are unsure about the legal status of their apartments. Tenants in small properties owned by resident landlords are the most satisfied. Although secondary suites account for about a quarter of all rental accommodation in Canadian cities, we know little about their owners, occupants, or legal status. To address these issues, an online …

Authors

Patterson A; Harris R

Journal

Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes, Vol. 61, No. 4, pp. 540–549

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

December 2017

DOI

10.1111/cag.12421

ISSN

0008-3658