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Notice of a Defect After an Unreasonable Period of Time Does Not Automatically Result in the Recourse’s Dismissal, in the Absence of a Real Prejudice Suffered by the Seller as a Result of the Delay in the Buyer’s Notification
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July 22, 2016 Real Estate and Construction
This post, published on Éditions Yvon Blais’ blog on latent defects on July 22, 2016 (FR), reminds us that giving notice of a defect after an unreasonable period of time does not automatically result in the recourse’s dismissal if the seller is not able to prove a real prejudice resulting from the delay in the notification.
Specifically, the Superior Court’s judgment in De La O v. Sasson (Full Text | Fiche Quantum), rendered in 2015, reminds us that the rule stipulated in section 1739 C.C.Q. requires that the notice of the defect is given within a reasonable time and is applied flexibly and not rigorously, particularly when the delay in notification did not result in a real prejudice for the seller, and that the only prejudice he can invoke is one of right.
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