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Every building owner knows it well: municipal bylaws can be modified, canceled, replaced by others, without necessarily informing you each time. Faced with this reality, it is always useful to remember that your building can however benefit from acquired rights.

Unpleasant surprises can arise after the purchase of a property. Hidden defects are quite common and require the buyer to make a good decision, without delay. Reminder of what to do then.

In 2021, the Administrative Housing Tribunal rejected the request to evict a tenant from a housing cooperative, under a clause of departure from the dwelling. A look back at this decision, which questions the validity and application of the departure clauses in some situations.

On July 21, 2021, a draft regulation amending the Regulation respecting mandatory lease forms and the particulars of a notice to a new lessee was published in the Gazette officielle du Québec. Several modifications to the mandatory leases of the different types of housing are indicated there.

The condominium associations (syndicates) are required to comply with several obligations in the insurance of their buildings: here is a reminder of these main obligations, in force since April 15, 2021.

In a unanimous judgment, the Quebec Court of Appeal said that the silences of the declaration of co-ownership cannot be interpreted by the courts without taking into account the presumptions imposed by law, and without evidence to the contrary that could rebut these presumptions.

When an employer has to terminate an employee's permanent contract, the factual circumstances will be decisive in order to manage this dismissal appropriately. They are also used to assess the reasonable notice that may be due to this employee.

Adopted on November 5, 2019, Bill 36 amends the Companies Act applying to provincial NPOs. This act now allows for remote decision-making and voting at meetings of boards of directors and assemblies of members.