47. No chartered appraiser shall, without just and reasonable cause, unilaterally terminate his professional services.
The following, in particular, constitute just and reasonable cause:(1) the client is deceitful or fails to cooperate;
(2) the chartered appraiser is in a conflict of interest or in a situation in which his professional independence could be questioned;
(3) the client or any other person who undertook to pay his fees refuses to pay the chartered appraiser’s fees;
(4) it is impossible for the chartered appraiser to communicate with his client or to obtain the elements he considers necessary to perform the requested professional services;
(5) the client attempts to induce the chartered appraiser to commit a discriminatory, fraudulent, or illegal act;
(6) loss of confidence between the chartered appraiser and the client.
O.C. 1282-2000, s. 47; O.C. 251-2018, ss. 18 and 24.