An adapted housing project for people with disabilities in Edmundston has to be relocated after a decades-old property covenant blocked the original downtown site.
Education Department won’t lift 1960s restriction, pushing 24 units farther from essential services
Jennifer William · CBC News
· Posted: Jul 31, 2026 3:50 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago
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An example of what Logement HAN’s adapted housing units look like. The non-profit plans to break ground on its Edmundston project later this year. (Logement HAN)
An affordable housing project designed for people living with physical and cognitive disabilities in Edmundston is being relocated because of a legal covenant written more than 60 years ago.
The 24-unit development by Quebec-based non-profit Logement HAN — which stands for human-oriented, adapted and next-generation — was originally set to be built on a city-owned lot at 22nd Street and 39th Avenue.
The east end property is just minutes from the hospital and other essential services.
But a restrictive covenant — a legally binding agreement that limits how a piece of land can be used — was maintained by the former school district when it transferred the land to the city in the 1960s.
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