This month, the Superior Court rendered the decision SBFD inc. v. Ville de Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, 2023 QCCS 107, written by the Honourable France Bergeron, j.c.s, regarding a disguised expropriation in the City of Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures (herein...
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As of late, newspaper columns, radio shows, and even office coffee breaks between colleagues can’t seem to get enough of the topic of skyrocketing property values in Quebec. In the last few weeks, property values have surged in Montreal and in 115 c...
Read MoreIn recent months, the interpretation of municipal and urban planning by-laws on the territory of the City of Montreal has been the subject of several judgments of the Superior Court, some of which correct the application made by public officials to the de...
Read MoreYou received your property assessment notice, and you notice that the assessment amount for your unit has increased (or decreased), the building classification for your unit is incorrect, or the exemption from property taxes from which your property shoul...
Read MoreLast March 16, the Court of Appeal rendered judgment in Dupras v. Ville de Mascouche[1] with respect to a disguised expropriation of a lot zoned “conservation” following a regulatory amendment undertaken by the City of Mascouche (hereinafter t...
Read MoreThe municipal council of the City of Laval adopted on April 22nd, 2021 a draft by-law of the urbanism code (hereinafter “CDU”) following the entry into force of its revised land use and planning development plan to comply with government guidelines, t...
Read MoreThe city of Montreal’s By-Law for a Diverse Metropolis, most commonly referred to as the “20/20/20” By-Law, was adopted on January 26th, 2021. The By-law governing the issuance of building permits for buildings with five or more dwelling...
Read MoreLe 7 mai 2020, la ministre de la Santé McCann a adopté l’arrêté ministériel 2020-033 (ci-après l’ “Arrêté”) lequel vient imposer de nouvelles mesures pour la tenue d’assemblées de consultations publiques et/ou de ré...
Read MoreOn April 23, the Montreal Agglomeration Council adopted a new resolution designating 81 lots over which the City of Montreal can exercise a pre-emptive right for social housing (Resolution designating 81 lots). A plan showing the approximate location of t...
Read MoreOn April 29th, 2020, the state of health emergency in Quebec was renewed a sixth time until May 6th, 2020, under Decree 483-2020. As a reminder, since March 15th, 2020, the state of health emergency has the effect of interrupting all deadlines in civil pr...
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