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Montreal's neglected tenants: Living with bedbugs and mould

The City of Montreal's housing bylaw requires landlords to keep their buildings safe and secure. Apartments must be free of mould, rodents, insects, bedbugs, and vermin. But what happens when a landlord doesn't guarantee those basic standards? Two tenants share their stories of living in substandard housing.

The people who pay when landlords don't maintain their properties