Lake Access Rights for Your Property, Waterfront or Shared
Buying a chalet on the water does not make you the owner of the lake. Lake access rights for your future property are established lot by lot: two neighbouring chalets can have access rights that have nothing in common.
Taxes and Rules for a Chalet Rented to Tourists in Quebec
In Quebec, the taxes on a short-term tourist rental depend first on the owner’s tax status. A $300 night in a Morin-Heights chalet, booked directly, costs the guest $310.50 with an owner who is not registered for the GST and QST, and $357 with a registered owner.
The New Divided Co-ownership Rules Explained for Buyers
On July 30, 2025, the Gazette officielle published four pages that would change how a condo is bought under divided co-ownership. Two weeks later, the seller’s stack of meeting minutes was no longer enough: a document signed by the syndicate was now required.
Divided or Undivided Co-ownership: What Are You Really Buying?
The duplex in Saint-Jérôme you are visiting with a couple of friends, the chalet in Morin-Heights you will share with your sister, the condo at the foot of the Tremblant slopes: on the listing, the co-ownership is described as divided or undivided, and that one word changes what you are buying.
Why the Laurentians Real Estate Market Varies by Price Range
A regional median says almost nothing to the owner of a $960,000 house in Saint-Sauveur. The QPAREB barometer, which tracks the Laurentians real estate market urban centre by urban centre, sorts houses into five price ranges: the one that includes this house has 185 listed properties for 13 sales per month.
A Seller’s or Buyer’s Market Is Read in Months of Inventory
This fall, the houses listed in Saint-Jérôme would sell out in three months, a clear seller’s market, while in Mont-Tremblant the single-family home has only just come out of a buyer’s market. At the same time, the supply of properties rose for a 14th consecutive month in the Montréal area, according to the Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers (QPAREB). The balance of power plays out area by area, and it is shifting.
How to Get a CITQ Permit to Rent Out Your Cottage
The CITQ permit application has been filled out online, the $156 has been paid, and the file isn’t moving. It’s missing the planning department’s signature, without which the Corporation de l’industrie touristique du Québec (CITQ) won’t process any application.
Short-Term Rental Rules in Eight Laurentians Municipalities
In Prévost, a house in zone T5-231, which borders a section of Route 117, can host tourists for a few nights. Anywhere else in town, the same house cannot: rentals of 31 consecutive days or less are prohibited there, according to the regulatory update published by the Ville de Prévost (in French) in July 2025.
What to Check Before Buying a Cottage on a Private Road
Two neighbouring cottages on the same private road, the same plow truck after every snowfall. The first owner pays a share to the association every fall, because the deed requires it. The second pays nothing: that owner never joined, and nothing in the titles requires it.
Artesian Well and Septic System at a Cottage, the Tests to Do
“How much does the well produce?” The seller answers five gallons a minute, and the visit moves on. For an artesian well, the useful answer actually comes down to three questions: which gallons, measured when, and for how long?