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- Title
Secondary suites: A survey of evidence and municipal policy.
- Authors
Harris, Richard; Kinsella, Kathleen
- Abstract
Secondary suites (accessory apartments) account for about a quarter of all rental units in Canadian urban areas but their character and significance is poorly understood. Self-contained, they have been created through the subdivision of single-family dwellings. They are a flexible housing form, responding readily to shifts in local market conditions. They have become more common because few purpose-built apartments have been erected since the 1970s. Many fail to conform to zoning, building, health, or occupancy regulations, and hence elude accurate enumeration. They provide an income supplement to mortgaged homeowners, affordable accommodation to lower-income persons and families, and allow seniors to age in place. Official attitudes towards suites, once hostile, have become more encouraging, despite resistance from some property owners concerned about parking and property values. We need to know more about this vital element in Canada's urban scene.
- Subjects
CANADA; MUNICIPAL government; HOUSING policy; METROPOLITAN areas; URBAN planning; LANDLORD-tenant relations
- Publication
Canadian Geographer, 2017, Vol 61, Issue 4, p493
- ISSN
0008-3658
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/cag.12424