Property records glossary
What the records on our address pages mean, in plain words.
Notice of deterioration
What it means when the Ville de Montréal has registered a notice of deterioration on a building.
What it means when the Ville de Montréal has registered a notice of deterioration on a building.
The City’s right of first refusal
Why the Ville de Montréal can buy a building instead of the buyer, and what it changes for an offer.
Why the Ville de Montréal can buy a building instead of the buyer, and what it changes for an offer.
Welcome tax (transfer duties)
How the property transfer duties the buyer pays to the municipality are calculated.
How the property transfer duties the buyer pays to the municipality are calculated.
Assessment roll
What the assessed value of a property represents, and why it differs from the sale price.
What the assessed value of a property represents, and why it differs from the sale price.
Building permits in Montréal
What the Ville de Montréal’s permits show, how far back they go, and their limits.
What the Ville de Montréal’s permits show, how far back they go, and their limits.
Flood zones
What it means when a property is in a high-velocity (0–20 year) or low-velocity (20–100 year) flood zone.
What it means when a property is in a high-velocity (0–20 year) or low-velocity (20–100 year) flood zone.
Contaminated sites
What it means when an address is in the environment ministry’s register of contaminated sites.
What it means when an address is in the environment ministry’s register of contaminated sites.
Lead service lines
Why Montréal buildings from before 1970 may have a lead water line, and what the City does about it.
Why Montréal buildings from before 1970 may have a lead water line, and what the City does about it.
Heritage: protected buildings and the inventory
What a heritage status or the inventory of buildings from before 1940 changes for a buyer.
What a heritage status or the inventory of buildings from before 1940 changes for a buyer.
Condos: the documents to ask for
The condo syndicate’s documents to read before you buy a unit.
The condo syndicate’s documents to read before you buy a unit.