If you are doing business with a builder to build your new home, the law guarantees you the right to visit the site. In particular, you can check the progress of the work. Of course, your visit must not affect the progress of the work and you must comply with the applicable health and safety regulations.

But what about a condominium building? Do you have the same right to visit your future unit?

no Until you go to the notary, you do not own the unit. The law therefore does not guarantee you visitation rights.

However, you can include a clause in your promise to buy that allows you to visit the website. Note that the promoter may hesitate to include such a clause. According to Me Marie-Cécile Bodéüs, a lawyer specializing in co-ownership law, there is certainly scope for such a condition in your contract.

Even if your contract has such a clause, you won’t be able to see your device until it’s accessible and secure, in the final stages.

If you have not provided for such a clause, you can always contact the organizer and ask them to visit the website if possible. “Ask and you will get. If you request visitation rights, it is possible that you will be granted it,” explains Me Sébastien Fiset, a lawyer specializing in residential property law. However, the organizer is free to refuse this request.

If your condo is covered by a warranty plan, you can view your new condo before going to the notary. This is called pre-acceptance testing. If adjustments need to be made or problems fixed, now is the time to let the seller know.

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