Owners of rental buildings who want to convert the building to divided co-ownership must get an exemption from Montréal’s prohibition on conversion by submitting an application to their borough. An exemption granted by the borough does not constitute an authorization to convert. Only the Tribunal administratif du logement can authorize a conversion.

When to submit your application

The application must be completed and submitted within six months of the date of receipt of the notice of intent by the Tribunal administratif du logement.

Who can submit an application

The owner or authorized mandatary of the owner of a residential rental building located in the borough.

Eligible buildings 

• Buildings in which half or fewer than half of the dwellings are occupied by their owners
• Buildings in which all the dwellings have a function other than residential
• Buildings in which all the dwellings have been vacant for at least five years at the time that the application is submitted

Reimbursement

Fees are non-refundable, regardless of whether the application is accepted or refused.

Owners of rental buildings who want to convert the building to divided co-ownership must obtain an exemption from the prohibition on conversion that is in force within Montréal’s city limits by submitting an application to their borough. An exemption granted by the borough does not constitute an authorization to convert. Only the Tribunal administratif du logement can authorize a conversion.

When to submit your application 

The application must be completed and submitted within six months of the date of receipt of the notice of intent by the Tribunal administratif du logement.

Eligible buildings

Any building with 30 dwellings or fewer located in the area of the borough bordered by Avenue de l’Alsace, Avenue Giraud, Avenue Montesquieu and Parc Lucie-Bruneau.

514 493-5115

By mail

In Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, it is not possible to exempt a condominium from the ban on condominium conversions in effect in the greater Montréal area.

Any application to convert a building to divided co-ownership that complies with the Act respecting the Administrative Housing Tribunal must be filed directly with the Administrative Housing Tribunal.

Owners of rental buildings who want to convert the building to divided co-ownership must obtain an exemption from the prohibition on conversion that is in force within Montréal’s city limits by submitting an application to their borough. An exemption granted by the borough does not constitute an authorization to convert. Only the Tribunal administratif du logement can authorize a conversion.

When to submit your application

The application must be completed and submitted within six months of the date of receipt of the notice of intent by the Tribunal administratif du logement.

Who can submit an application

The owner or authorized mandatary of the owner of a residential rental building located in the borough.

Eligible buildings

Only residential buildings with two or three dwellings.

Reimbursement

Fees are non-refundable, regardless of whether the application is accepted or refused. Only fees for public notices are refundable if the notice is not published in newspapers.

In person

Owners of rental buildings who want to convert the building to divided co-ownership must obtain an exemption from the prohibition on conversion that is in force within Montréal’s city limits by submitting an application to their borough. An exemption granted by the borough does not constitute an authorization to convert. Only the Tribunal administratif du logement can authorize a conversion.

When to submit your application 

The application must be completed and submitted within six months of the date of receipt of the notice of intent by the Tribunal administratif du logement.

Who can submit an application

The owner or authorized mandatary of the owner of a residential rental building located in the borough.

Eligible buildings 

Only buildings located in areas marked H12-10, H06-06, H06-03 and H06-14 are eligible. Please note that almost all of these buildings are already divided co-ownership buildings.

By mail

The conversion of a building from undivided co-ownership into divided co-ownership (or vice versa) is a cadastral operation. 

In Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, all requests for conversion to divided co-ownership, with the same number of units, must be submitted directly to the Tribunal administratif du logement (in French), formerly known as the Régie du logement. 

If the TAL accepts your request and authorizes the conversion, you must then apply to the borough for a subdivision permit to authorize the cadastral operation before starting the work.

• By-law concerning allotment - Plateau-Mont-Royal (in French)

All applications for conversion to divided co-ownership property must be submitted directly to the Tribunal administratif du logement.

Owners of rental buildings who want to convert the building to divided co-ownership must obtain an exemption from the prohibition on conversion that is in force within Montréal’s city limits by submitting an application to their borough. An exemption granted by the borough does not constitute an authorization to convert. Only the Tribunal administratif du logement can authorize a conversion.

When to submit your application

The application must be completed and submitted within six months of the date of receipt of the notice of intent by the Tribunal administratif du logement.

Eligible buildings 

Residential rental buildings located in an area of the borough shown on the map attached with the borough by-law.

Reimbursement

Fees are non-refundable, regardless of whether the application is accepted or refused. Only fees for public notices are refundable if the notice is not published in newspapers.

Non-taxable

Owners of rental buildings who want to convert the building to divided co-ownership must obtain an exemption from the prohibition on conversion that is in force within Montréal’s city limits by submitting an application to their borough. An exemption granted by the borough does not constitute an authorization to convert. Only the Tribunal administratif du logement can authorize a conversion.

When to submit your application

The application must be completed and submitted within six months of the date of receipt of the notice of intent by the Tribunal administratif du logement.

Eligible buildings 

• Buildings with a maximum of four dwellings, at least two of which have been occupied by one owner or more for a minimum of three years
• Buildings in which all the dwellings are not for residential use
• Buildings in which all the dwellings have been vacant for at least three years

Subdivision permit

All applications for conversion to divided co-ownership must include a subdivision permit. For further information, please go to the permits and inspections counter:

Comptoir des permis et inspections 

6854 Rue Sherbrooke Est 

Montréal QC H1N 1E1

Additional information

For further information, please contact Gabriel Laforce, urban planning technician, at 514-872-3063.

In person

If you own a rental building and you would like to convert it to divided co-ownership, you must obtain an exemption from the prohibition on conversion that is in force within Montréal’s city limits.

Please submit an application to the borough in which the building is located. An exemption granted by the borough does not constitute an authorization to convert. Only the Tribunal administratif du logement (TAL) can authorize a conversion.

When to submit your application

The application form (in French) must be completed and submitted within six months of the date of receipt of the notice of intent by the TAL.

• PDF file Exemption request in order to convert a property into divided co-ownership in Montreal-Nord (in French) [PDF 831 KB]

In person

Sorry, no information is available for this borough.

Sorry, no information is available for this borough.

Owners of rental buildings who want to convert the building to divided co-ownership must obtain an exemption from the prohibition on conversion that is in force within Montréal’s city limits by submitting an application to their borough. An exemption granted by the borough does not constitute an authorization to convert. Only the Tribunal administratif du logement can authorize a conversion.

When to submit your application

The application must be completed and submitted within six months of the date of receipt of the notice of intent by the Tribunal administratif du logement.

Eligible buildings

Three categories of buildings in Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles are eligible for an exemption:

Category 1

Building in which at least half the dwellings are occupied by an owner or by owners.

Category 2

Building in which all the dwellings are for a use other than residential.

Category 3

Building in which all the dwellings have been vacant for more than three years.

Owners of rental buildings who want to convert the building to divided co-ownership must obtain an exemption from the prohibition on conversion that is in force within Montréal’s city limits by submitting an application to their borough. An exemption granted by the borough does not constitute an authorization to convert. Only the Tribunal administratif du logement can authorize a conversion.

When to submit your application 

The application must be completed and submitted within six months of the date of receipt of the notice of intent by the Tribunal administratif du logement.

Who can submit an application

Owners or authorized mandataries of the owner of a residential rental building located in the borough. The owner or mandatary must live in the building at the time the application is submitted.

The borough does not have a by-law providing for an exemption on the conversion to divided co-ownership.

For an application for an exemption in order to convert a property into divided co-ownership, please go to the Saint-Léonard permit counter.

Owners of rental buildings who want to convert the building to divided co-ownership must obtain an exemption from the prohibition on conversion that is in force within Montréal’s city limits by submitting an application (in French) to their borough. An exemption granted by the borough does not constitute an authorization to convert. Only the Tribunal administratif du logement can authorize a conversion.

When to submit your application

The application must be completed and submitted within six months of the date of receipt of the notice of intent by the Tribunal administratif du logement.

Who can submit an application

The owner or authorized mandatary of the owner of a residential rental building located in the borough. 

Eligible buildings

Rental buildings located in a zone where the vacancy rate for dwellings is equal to or greater than 3 per cent.

Building categories not submitted to the 3 per cent rule

• Buildings in which at least half of the dwellings are occupied by their owners
• Buildings in which all the spaces have a function other than residential
• Buildings in which all the dwellings are vacant and were already vacant prior to January 28, 2000

Cadastral operation

A cadastral operation is required in order to convert a building to divided co-ownership. Your land surveyor must approve it. To learn more, contact a built heritage agent at your permit counter. 

Procedure

1. Information meeting at the permit counter 
2. Application submission
3. Project evaluation
4. Publication of a public notice and posting 31 days before the borough council 
5. Adoption of a resolution to approve or refuse the application 
6. Copy of the resolution is sent to the applicant
7. Applicant continues the process at the Régie du logement

Processing times

Evaluation and processing times may vary between two and four months once a complete application has been submitted.

• PDF file Demande d'une dérogation de convertir un immeuble en copropriété divise dans Ville-Marie (in French) [PDF 60 KB]

The borough no longer authorizes the conversion of buildings to divided co-ownership within its borough limits.

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