A growing number of Brampton, Ont., residents are expressing frustration with city officials over basement renovation projects they say are unsafe.
“This is the Wild West in Brampton. no rules and consequences, and when there are consequences, it is the cost of doing business,” said Kathleen McDermott, a Brampton resident who is speaking out on behalf of many who point to an absence of sufficient oversight.
“Permits have to be displayed at the front of the house,” the resident tells the contractors, who are seen at a distance working below grade. They tell the resident the permit is on their mobile phone, but decline to show it.For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.
“The locates weren’t done. you hit a gas line, imagine what happens in a nice neighbourhood like this,” Marcon said. “We had renters , never been a problem, now it’s every third renovation done,” Scanlan said, emphasizing the growing number of projects designed to add basement apartments.
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