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Secondary suites: A survey of evidence and municipal policy
Author(s) -
Harris Richard,
Kinsella Kathleen
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the canadian geographer / le géographe canadien
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.35
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1541-0064
pISSN - 0008-3658
DOI - 10.1111/cag.12424
Subject(s) - renting , business , key (lock) , secondary market , political science , computer security , finance , computer science , law , stock exchange
Key Messages Secondary suites play a vital, but poorly understood, role in the urban rental market. Many suites are illegal in one way or another and evade oversight. Recently, Canadian municipalities have begun to treat secondary suites much more favourably.