October 10th, 2012
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The City of Lethbridge Will Help Landlords Create Legal Apartments!
What’s Going On During Fire Prevention Week in Lethbridge, Alberta?
Lethbridge Fire Prevention officers are encouraging residents to take advantage of the city’s “secondary suite program.”
What Does the Program Offer Landlords?
The program reimburses residents 50% of the cost of legalizing suites, up to $2,500.
What a Great Idea!
Yes. It’s a great way to encourage landlords to create safer, high quality rental housing. Very different than in Ontario, where they like to fine landlords and punish them for creating affordable rental housing.
How Can Landlords Make Their Secondary Suites Safer?
The Alberta Landlords Association promotes fire safety.
Mark Hoveling is a Fire Prevention officer. He says it can be simple to legalize a suite. It might be as simple as making a window larger. or installing a sprinkler system in the rental unit’s furnace room.
What a Great Program by the City of Lethbridge Government and Fire Services Team!
Yes, and this secondary suite program comes at the same time as the Fire Prevention holiday. This year’s theme happens to be: you need to have ‘2 ways out!’
Lethbridge, Alberta landlords take advantage of a great opportunity to create legal secondary suites with the government’s help.
Tags: Lethbridge, Rental property
