Sanitation, maintenance and safety of dwellings

Last updated September 16, 2025

Here you’ll find key things to watch out for adequate and habitable housing, actions you can take if your home is unfit for habitation, and how an inspection is carried out.

Adequate and habitable housing

For a home to be considered adequate, it must be in good condition, pose no risk to the safety and health of its occupants, offer properly working amenities and be free of insects and rodents.

What to do in case of an unsanitary dwelling

The tenant must first contact the landlord. If the landlord does not act quickly, the tenant can then report the problem to the city, which will determine whether an inspection should be carried out.

Inspection of a dwelling

The city has the right to intervene in a potential health, maintenance or safety situation in a rental dwelling.

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