Affordable rental units have a much lower vacancy rate in Montreal

Affordable rental units have a much lower vacancy rate in Montreal

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“Incredibly difficult,” said Shannon Franssen, interim coordinator for the Coalition of Housing Committees and Tenants Associations of Quebec (RCLALQ), about the lower vacancy rates for affordable rental units in Montreal. Gareth Madoc-Jones reports.

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