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Is 70 years of age or older.<br \/>\n2. Has resided in the dwelling for at least 10 years.<br \/>\n3. His or her income is equal to or less than the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.habitation.gouv.qc.ca\/fileadmin\/internet\/documents\/partenaires\/acceslogis\/PRBI2016.pdf\">maximum income<\/a> to qualify for low-income housing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The General Guidelines for Repossession of a Dwelling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The owner may repossess a dwelling in order to house him\/herself or one of the following people:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>father, mother, children<\/li>\n<li>any other parent or relative for whom he\/she is the primary material or moral support<\/li>\n<li>a former spouse for whom he\/she remains the primary material or moral support, after their legal separation, divorce or the end of their civil union<\/li>\n<li>a designated caregiver that assists him\/her in meeting basic needs in order to remain in the home<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Exceptions<\/strong><br \/>\nThe landlord can also repossess the dwelling in one or more of the following situations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>he or she is 70 years of age or older and wishes to return to the dwelling to live there<\/li>\n<li>the beneficiary of the repossession is 70 years of age or older<\/li>\n<li>he or she is an owner occupying the dwelling and wishes to house, in the same building as he\/she, a beneficiary under the age of 70 years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In June 2016, the passing of Bill 492 amended the conditions for repossessing dwellings or evicting tenants under the Civil&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":27876,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[117],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-retirement-homes"],"better_featured_image":{"id":27876,"alt_text":"","caption":"53316902 - 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