Andréanne Langevin
With the return of chirping birds and good weather, Montrealers can finally say “Tis the season for apartment hunting!”. As many know, while the rest of Canada celebrates, in Montreal, the tradition is to move on July 1st. In the spring season, tenants planning on moving begin the great hustle and bustle of finding a new place and signing a lease.
A co-worker of mine (let’s call her Patricia) recently told me something that piqued my interest. Her friend from New Brunswick (let’s call her Clara) had recently messaged in English a potential landlord because she was interested in the apartment they advertised. She did not receive a reply to her rental application, so she called Patricia to the rescue. Pat proposed to help translate the message into French. She sent it again and, you guessed it, Clara received an answer within the next 48 hours.
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