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For better or for worse, Quebec is a nation of renters. The rent laws are thus skewed in the favour of tenants. The rental board enforces the laws very strictly
by jordigh 11y ago
For better or for worse, Quebec is a nation of renters. The rent laws are thus skewed in the favour of tenants. The rental board enforces the laws very strictly. Tenants can refuse rent increases and have many rights that are probably keeping prices down.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9gie_du_logement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9gie_du_logement
- Apocryphon 11y agoInteresting. How come there isn't a large influx of people moving into the city?
- jordigh 11y agoI think there is? Although we are second to Toronto by numbers. http://www.statista.com/statistics/443728/canada-immigrants-and-emigrants-by-census-metropolitan-area/ http://www.statista.com/statistics/443728/canada-immigrants-...
- Khao 11y agoMontreal is still expensive compared to the suburbs. Urban sprawl and congestion on bridges at rush hour is a big problem. Québec is the most taxed province in all of North America too and salaries are lower than most other places. It's all relative.