THE ASSESSMENT OF THE PREMISES: AN IMPORTANT STEP AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE OF A TENANT OR THE DELIVERY OF THE DWELLING TO A NEW TENANT

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Upon delivery of the housing the assessment of the premises is a step often overlooked.

Indeed, this procedure may seem tedious but it allows to set the parameters of the condition of the dwelling on a fixed date or upon departure of the tenant or the arrival of a new tenant in order to avoid conflicts with these.

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16 Jun 2014

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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.