To have graffiti removed from your property, you must: 

1. Fill out the form below.
2. Send your form by email, with your complete contact information and the graffiti’s location.

You will then receive a confirmation of receipt with a request number.

Eligibility

Only graffiti that is visible from the street is eligible.

• PDF file Authorization and waiver form - Graffiti removal on private property – Ahuntsic-Cartierville (in French) [PDF 87 KB]

By e-mail

Eligibility

Requests to remove graffiti from your private property (if it is hateful or gang-related) should be made promptly after you notice it.

This service is free. A borough inspector will visit your property to confirm your request meets the eligibility criteria, and complete the consent form.

The borough covers the cost of the work. The property owner will be advised what steps to take to prevent a recurrence.

By phone

Eligibility

• Graffiti at a height of less than 5 m (16.4 ft). Additional costs may apply for graffiti higher than 5 m.
• Residential buildings with fewer than 6 dwelling units
• Commercial or mixed-use buildings with 300 m2 or less of floor area
• Housing cooperatives
• Incorporated non-profit organizations

The new paint, if necessary, is at your expense.

• PDF file Authorization to access and waiver form - Graffiti Removal on Private Property - Côte-Des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-De-Grâce (in French) [PDF 109 KB]

Eligibility

This graffiti removal program for merchants and residents is free of charge.

Please sign the release form and list all the addresses of all buildings you own.

• PDF file Graffiti removal – Lachine (in French) [PDF 179 KB]

Eligibility

Graffiti visible from the street

By phone

If there is graffiti on your building, a team will come to remove it. You can also request this service by e-mail.

Eligibility

• Graffiti visible from the street, at a height of less than 4 m (13 ft).
• Graffiti located less than 12 m from the entrance to a back lane and visible from the street.

Zones concerned

Priority is given to certain commercial arteries and streets in the borough.

Equipment rental

La Remise du Plateau (located at 251 Avenue des Pins Ouest) has a pressure washer that you can rent for $20 per rental period (plus a $50 deposit in cash only). Cleaning product is also available ($15 for 473 ml, which covers about 2.4 m² of surface). You don’t need to be a member to borrow this machine.

By e-mail

The graffiti removal program is managed by Pro-Vert Sud-Ouest as part of the “Tactiques Alternative Graffiti” (TAG) initiative.

If graffiti is observed on your property, you will receive a letter requesting your authorization to remove it at the borough’s expense.

You are required to send the duly completed form by the deadline cited in the notice. If you fail to do so, you will be required to remove the graffiti yourself and cover the cost.

Eligibility

Graffiti visible from the street, at a height of less than 5 m (16.4 ft).

Zones concerned

• Rue Notre-Dame Ouest and Avenue Atwater
• Rue du Centre, Rue Charlevoix and Rue Wellington
• Boulevard Monk, Avenue de l’Église and Rue Allard, Rue Laurendeau and Rue Jolicoeur
• Rue Saint-Jacques, Rue Saint-Antoine, Rue Saint-Ambroise and Rue De Courcelle

If the graffiti does not meet the eligibility criteria or if your property is not in the zones concerned, requests will be reviewed by the borough.

Graffiti removal program

We have implemented a free program to remove graffiti from certain surfaces. Depending on the type of surface, we will clean or mask (paint over) the graffiti. 

We do not remove graffiti between November 30 and April 1

Who can apply for graffiti removal

You can apply for free graffiti removal if you are a building owner or represent a building owner. 

Eligible graffiti

Only graffiti that is visible from the street is eligible from the program. As an exceptional measure, graffiti on landscaped back lanes, such as green lanes, may be eligible.

Locating graffiti

Locating graffiti is the first step of the program. When you report graffiti, give as many details as you can. The more detailed your description is, the easier it will be to locate the graffiti, plan removal and perform the work quickly. If possible, attach a photo of the graffiti. 

Registration period and form

The registration period for the program begins in the spring.

To remove graffiti from a building (walls, doors, windows, gates, etc.) complete the form that is made available during the registration period and submit it by e-mail. 

By submitting your form, you consent to our teams or a specialized contractor coming to your building and removing the graffiti. For this reason, only applications with a completed form will be processed. 

Withdrawing consent

If you would like to withdraw your consent, you can do so by e-mail. Please provide your name, the address of the building and explain why you want to withdraw consent.

Repeat offenders

For any recurrence of graffiti on the same building, in the same year, just e-mail us photos, specifying the address of the building.

Conditions

Graffiti is removed free of charge by a contractor selected by the borough. 

The contractor is not under any obligation to guarantee a particular result. Removal work may leave traces, marks or other alterations to surfaces. The contractor chooses the removal method.

• PDF file Application form for graffiti removal on private property - Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve (in French) [PDF 2 MB]

By e-mail

Program suspended in 2023.

Eligibility

Graffiti visible from the street

For any recurence, you should report the problem to the neighbourhood police station 39.

• PDF file Enlèvement des graffitis sur la propriété privée - Montréal-Nord (in French) [PDF 512 KB]

Eligibility

Graffiti visible from the street

• PDF file Enlèvement des graffitis sur la propriété privée - Outremont (in French) [PDF 150 KB]

Eligibility

Graffiti visible from the street

If the graffiti is not visible from the street, the building owner is responsible to removing it, at his or her own cost.

By phone

If graffiti is observed on your property, you will receive a letter requesting your authorization to remove it at the borough’s expense.

If you see graffiti on your property and want to request this service, fill out the consent form (in French) and send it by email.

Eligibility

• Graffiti less than 5 m (16.4 ft) in height. Above a height of 5 m (16.4 ft), additional costs may apply.
• Residential buildings with fewer than 6 dwelling units.
• Commercial or mixed-use buildings with 300 m2 (3229 ft2) or less of floor area.

• PDF file Formulaire de consentement - Enlèvement des graffitis sur la propriété privée - Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles (in French) [PDF 186 KB]

If graffiti is observed on your property, you will receive a letter requesting your authorization to remove it at the borough’s expense. You can also request this service by e-mail or by using the form below.

You can also report the problem to the neighbourhood police station (44).

Eligibility

Graffiti visible from the street, at a height of less than 4 m (13 ft).

Priority is given to certain commercial arteries and streets in the borough.

Eligibility

Graffiti visible from the street, at a height of less than 5 m (16.4 ft)

• PDF file Application form for graffiti removal - Saint-Laurent (in French) [PDF 126 KB]

This service is not available in Saint-Leonard. Owners are responsible for graffiti removal at their own expense.

By phone

If you wish to have graffiti removed from your property, call 311.

Graffiti is not removed from November 30 to April 1.

By phone

Eligibility

Graffiti visible from the street, at a height of less than 5 m (16.4 ft)

Online

Eligibility

Graffiti located at a height of less than 3.66 m (12 ft) which can be removed without risk of damaging the surface.

By phone