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Find answers to your residential property management questions. Learn about good property management practices as well as e-leasing, e-renewal notices and certified communications. Download useful templates and sample documents.

Update of our pricing model

Bloc Solutions has updated its pricing model from a lease based pricing to a rental unit based pricing.

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Are You Moving? Here are the benefits of using a digital moving concierge.

Find out how a digital moving concierge can help you turn this process into a more enjoyable experience.

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Does a lease automatically renew?

According to the Civil Code of Quebec, a lease of a dwelling is automatically renewed under the same conditions and for the same term when it ends.

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How to increase a tenant’s rent?

To increase your tenant's rent, all you have to do is calculate a fair increase and write it in a legally compliant renewal notice. To do this calculation, you must take some factors into account or use a calculation tool if necessary. The rent increase can’t be done at any time or in any way. You must follow very specific rules. They are set out in the Civil Code of Québec.

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Who can claim a rent receipt?

A rent receipt is a document that attests that the tenant has paid his rent. This document acts as a supporting document and can be useful in the case of some administrative or legal procedures.

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How to calculate a commercial rent increase?

A commercial rent increase is calculated at the discretion of both parties to the lease agreement. They negotiate to set fair and equitable increase. As a landlord, you can use different criteria to propose a reasonable commercial rent increase.

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Bloc Solutions : the environmental benefits

Discover all the environmental benefits of the Bloc Solutions platform.

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How to rent out an apartment?

From posting your ad to handing over the keys, it's not difficult to post a rental property. You just need to know how to do it right. Defining a real estate project, establishing a rental strategy, and creating effective ads are some of the key elements to putting an apartment up for rent.

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What is the cost of unpaid rent insurance?

The price of an unpaid rent insurance usually varies between 2% and 3.5% of the monthly amount paid by the tenant, that is to say a monthly amount of $20 to $35 for a rent of $1000.

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5 tips to find your dream apartment quickly

You want to move but mostly find the ideal apartment? Here's how to quickly find your dream apartment!

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COVID-19: The Solution for Building Owners

Find out how building owners can now cope with the Covid-19 situation.

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What is a security deposit?

The security deposit has attracted a lot of attention lately, and many were confused as to the legality of this practice. We demystify it for you here.

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How to calculate a rent increase?

You don't know how to calculate your rent increase? Let us guide you through this process!

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What is a tenant credit check?

To prevent future disputes, many landlords require their potential tenants to take a credit check before signing a lease. This inquiry validates the tenant's financial capabilities and determines if they can pay for their rent each month.

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What is RL-31slip?

The RL-31 slip must be filed by all property owners who rented a unit with a rent paid or pble on December 31 of the year in question. It must be sent to all tenants and sub-tenants by the last day of February of the year following the reporting year.

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How to use Bloc Solutions to send the RL-31 slip?

RL-31 slips must be filed by all property owners who rented a unit with a rent paid or payable on December 31 of the reporting year. You must send it to all tenants and subtenants.

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What is a lease renewal notice?

A lease renewal notice is a written letter sent to the tenant by their landlord, advising them of any changes made to the lease and asking them whether or not they intend to renew their lease.

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Is it legal to generate a lease online?

You want to know more about online leases and their legal aspects? This is our expertise, here are our explanations!

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Bloc Solutions on the TV set of Dans l’oeil du dragon on May 27th 2020

You want to know who we are, why we are real estate pioneers, and why the Dragons chose us for the show? You've come to the right place. And we have many other surprises in store for you. If you already know us, this article is for you too.

Create your electronic lease with Bloc Solutions

Bloc Solutions now allows you to produce, generate and sign a lease directly on the platform.

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Activate your tenant account

Discover how to activate your Bloc Solutions tenant account

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How to sign an electronic lease?

Signing a paper lease is long, tedious, counterproductive and, what's more, obsolete. Thanks to our platform, all you need is a few clicks and it's done!

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Import of documents

The import of documents on the platform is available by you or one of the members of your management team holding the "editor" rights. These documents can be retrieved and uploaded at any time.

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