Lead service lines in Montréal: check an address
In Montréal, buildings built before 1970 with fewer than eight dwellings may have a lead service line, the pipe that brings water from the street. Lead can dissolve into tap water. The City tests addresses and replaces the public part; the owner must replace the private part.
What to ask the seller
- Was the line tested or replaced? Invoice or City confirmation.
- If it is lead: a quote for the private part, to negotiate in the price.
- In the meantime: a filter certified for lead.
A screening test is not an accredited lab analysis, and the line may have been replaced since. More about lead service lines · To check an address, use the address search.
General information, not legal or professional advice.
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