Tenants set to swelter after NDG building bans A/C, blocks balconies for repairs
CTV
Some tenants in Montreal's Notre-Dame-de-Grace neighbourhood are bracing for a sweltering summer. Their building on Monkland Avenue is not allowing them to turn on air conditioning because of repairs to their balconies. The repair work is expected to last all summer.
Some tenants in Montreal's Notre-Dame-de-Grace neighbourhood are bracing for a sweltering summer.
Their building on Monkland Avenue is not allowing them to turn on air conditioning because of repairs to their balconies. The repair work is expected to last all summer.
The owners, GWL Realty, sent out a letter in May, telling residents: 'It is important that the air conditioning units not be operated and possibly for the duration of the project to ensure the safety of the workers.'
The letter also stated that if they are used, residents could be charged for any possible damage.
Not only is the air conditioner off limits but balcony doors have been bolted shut, too.
"It's inhumane, to be honest, because they're shutting down the air conditioning unit and they're restricting the capacity in which you can open windows," said tenant Lisa Chretien.
Chretien managed to get a portable air conditioner on Monday, which may be against the building's rules, but she said it's to keep her and her dogs cool.
