MOVING DAY on July the 1st: Belongings left behind after the departure of the tenant: A few tips to avoid a blunder!

Note aux lecteurs : Ces articles sont des résumés de décisions rendues dans les affaires citées. Veuillez noter qu'il ne s'agit pas d'une revue de la jurisprudence et que d'autres décisions peuvent être rendues par la suite ou être différentes et changer l'état du droit. C'est également le cas si les faits ne sont pas les mêmes que ceux présentés dans l'affaire mentionnée.

“Although, when leaving the premises, the tenant has the obligation to empty the housing of all its effects, sometimes this is not the case.” This quote from the Régie du logement director, Me Francine Jodoin, describes such a, quite so common, situation experienced by many owners on July the 1st, causing them many headaches. Here are thus some tips to prevent this yet simple situation from becoming a nightmare.

First, it should not be assumed a priori that the belongings left behind are waste. It would be wrong to think that. The decision to throw them out at this time could be costly for the owner.

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22 Apr 2016

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Me Jean-Olivier Reed, avocat

Me Jean-Olivier Reed graduated from Collège l'Assomption in legal technology in 1997 and then from the University of Montreal in law in 2001. Member of the bar since 2004, he was a lawyer and building manager from 2004 to 2006.

Lawyer with Messier Soucy lawyers since 2006. He works in real estate law and more particularly in rental law and co-ownership law.

He has written several articles in the newspaper "Le Propriétaire" on various topics dealing with rental law.
He lectures to members of the Quebec Landlords Association on current topics in rental law.