F-2.1 - Act respecting municipal taxation

Section 244.27 Disposition versions

2004-11-01

244.27. (Repealed).

1994, c. 30, s. 73; 1999, c. 40, s. 133; 2001, c. 25, s. 124; 2000, c. 10, s. 26; 2004, c. 20, s. 174.

2001-12-01

244.27. The municipality may, in a by-law adopted under section 244.23, provide that, where the average percentage of unoccupancy of a unit of assessment exceeded 20 % during the fiscal year that preceded the fiscal year for which the tax is imposed, the tax rate applicable to the unit shall be the rate obtained by reducing the tax rate fixed in the by-law or the reduced rate established pursuant to the second, third or fourth paragraph of section 244.25, as the case may be, by the portion of the percentage exceeding 20 %.

The average percentage of unoccupancy of a unit of assessment during a fiscal year is obtained by carrying out the following operations:

(1)  establishing, for each day of the fiscal year, the total area of all separate vacant taxable premises in the unit and adding up the areas so established;

(2)  establishing, for each day of the fiscal year, the total area of all separate taxable premises in the unit and adding up the areas so established;

(3)  dividing the sum resulting from the addition under subparagraph 1 by the sum resulting from the addition under subparagraph 2 and converting the quotient obtained into a percentage.

Every part of a unit of assessment which is the subject of a separate lease to which the owner is a party, or is intented to be the subject of such a lease, is occupied exclusively by the owner or is intended to be so occupied by him and which is either a non-residential immovable other than an immovable comprised in an agricultural operation that is registered in accordance with a regulation made under section 36.15 of the Act respecting the Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation (chapter M-14) or a residential immovable referred to in the first paragraph of section 244.23 constitutes separate premises. The part of a unit of assessment which is intended to be the subject of a separate lease or which is intended to be occupied exclusively by the owner is delimited by taking into consideration the largest possible aggregate of parts of the unit which, normally and in the short term, may be leased or occupied only as a whole; in the case of an immovable whose operator is required to hold a classification certificate issued under the Act respecting tourist accommodation establishments (chapter E-14.2), the aggregate of the parts intended for lodging constitutes separate premises.

Non-taxable separate premises in respect of which the tax must be paid pursuant to the first paragraph of section 208 or in respect of which an amount in lieu of the tax must be paid by the Government in accordance with the second paragraph of section 210 or the first paragraph of sections 254 and 255 or by the Crown in right of Canada or by one of its mandataries are deemed to be separate taxable premises.

Separate premises are deemed to be vacant when they are unoccupied, are offered on the market for immediate lease, are unfit for occupancy, are undergoing work which prevents them from being occupied or are subject to a lease whose execution has not commenced. For the purposes of this paragraph, a lease does not include a sublease or the assignment of a lease. Notwithstanding section 2, this paragraph applies only to whole separate premises.

The average percentage of unoccupancy, during a fiscal year, of a unit of assessment that does not include any separate premises is the percentage represented by the number of days in the fiscal year during which the unit or, if it is referred to in the fifth paragraph of section 244.23, its taxable non-residential part, is wholly vacant in relation to the total number of days in the fiscal year. The taxable non-residential part is comprised of any taxable non-residential immovable other than an immovable included in an agricultural operation that is registered in accordance with a regulation made under section 36.15 of the Act respecting the Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation and of any taxable residential immovable referred to in the first paragraph of section 244.23. The fourth and fifth paragraphs of this section apply to the unit or to the non-residential part of the unit as if it constituted separate premises; in addition to the provisions of the fifth paragraph, the unit or part of a unit is deemed to be vacant where it is unoccupied and is up for sale for immediate occupation.

The municipality may, in the by-law adopted under section 244.23, prescribe rules different from those prescribed in this section to establish the average percentage of unoccupancy of a unit of assessment during a fiscal year or provide that the period for which the percentage is established, instead of being the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the tax is imposed, shall be a period of 12 consecutive months ending during that preceding fiscal year.

1994, c. 30, s. 73; 1999, c. 40, s. 133; 2001, c. 25, s. 124; 2000, c. 10, s. 26.

2001-06-21

244.27. The municipality may, in a by-law adopted under section 244.23, provide that, where the average percentage of unoccupancy of a unit of assessment exceeded 20 % during the fiscal year that preceded the fiscal year for which the tax is imposed, the tax rate applicable to the unit shall be the rate obtained by reducing the tax rate fixed in the by-law or the reduced rate established pursuant to the second, third or fourth paragraph of section 244.25, as the case may be, by the portion of the percentage exceeding 20 %.

The average percentage of unoccupancy of a unit of assessment during a fiscal year is obtained by carrying out the following operations:

(1)  establishing, for each day of the fiscal year, the total area of all separate vacant taxable premises in the unit and adding up the areas so established;

(2)  establishing, for each day of the fiscal year, the total area of all separate taxable premises in the unit and adding up the areas so established;

(3)  dividing the sum resulting from the addition under subparagraph 1 by the sum resulting from the addition under subparagraph 2 and converting the quotient obtained into a percentage.

Every part of a unit of assessment which is the subject of a separate lease to which the owner is a party, or is intented to be the subject of such a lease, is occupied exclusively by the owner or is intended to be so occupied by him and which is either a non-residential immovable other than an immovable comprised in an agricultural operation that is registered in accordance with a regulation made under section 36.15 of the Act respecting the Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation (chapter M-14) or a residential immovable referred to in the first paragraph of section 244.23 constitutes separate premises. The part of a unit of assessment which is intended to be the subject of a separate lease or which is intended to be occupied exclusively by the owner is delimited by taking into consideration the largest possible aggregate of parts of the unit which, normally and in the short term, may be leased or occupied only as a whole; in the case of an immovable whose operator is required to hold a permit under the Tourist Establishments Act (chapter E-15.1), the aggregate of the parts intended for lodging constitutes separate premises.

Non-taxable separate premises in respect of which the tax must be paid pursuant to the first paragraph of section 208 or in respect of which an amount in lieu of the tax must be paid by the Government in accordance with the second paragraph of section 210 or the first paragraph of sections 254 and 255 or by the Crown in right of Canada or by one of its mandataries are deemed to be separate taxable premises.

Separate premises are deemed to be vacant when they are unoccupied, are offered on the market for immediate lease, are unfit for occupancy, are undergoing work which prevents them from being occupied or are subject to a lease whose execution has not commenced. For the purposes of this paragraph, a lease does not include a sublease or the assignment of a lease. Notwithstanding section 2, this paragraph applies only to whole separate premises.

The average percentage of unoccupancy, during a fiscal year, of a unit of assessment that does not include any separate premises is the percentage represented by the number of days in the fiscal year during which the unit or, if it is referred to in the fifth paragraph of section 244.23, its taxable non-residential part, is wholly vacant in relation to the total number of days in the fiscal year. The taxable non-residential part is comprised of any taxable non-residential immovable other than an immovable included in an agricultural operation that is registered in accordance with a regulation made under section 36.15 of the Act respecting the Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation and of any taxable residential immovable referred to in the first paragraph of section 244.23. The fourth and fifth paragraphs of this section apply to the unit or to the non-residential part of the unit as if it constituted separate premises; in addition to the provisions of the fifth paragraph, the unit or part of a unit is deemed to be vacant where it is unoccupied and is up for sale for immediate occupation.

The municipality may, in the by-law adopted under section 244.23, prescribe rules different from those prescribed in this section to establish the average percentage of unoccupancy of a unit of assessment during a fiscal year or provide that the period for which the percentage is established, instead of being the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the tax is imposed, shall be a period of 12 consecutive months ending during that preceding fiscal year.

1994, c. 30, s. 73; 1999, c. 40, s. 133; 2001, c. 25, s. 124.

1999-10-22

244.27. The municipality may, in a by-law adopted under section 244.23, provide that, where the average percentage of unoccupancy of a unit of assessment exceeded 20 % during the fiscal year that preceded the fiscal year for which the tax is imposed, the tax rate applicable to the unit shall be the rate obtained by reducing the tax rate fixed in the by-law or the reduced rate established pursuant to the second or third paragraph of section 244.25, as the case may be, by the portion of the percentage exceeding 20 %.

The average percentage of unoccupancy of a unit of assessment during a fiscal year is obtained by carrying out the following operations:

(1)  establishing, for each day of the fiscal year, the total area of all separate vacant taxable premises in the unit and adding up the areas so established;

(2)  establishing, for each day of the fiscal year, the total area of all separate taxable premises in the unit and adding up the areas so established;

(3)  dividing the sum resulting from the addition under subparagraph 1 by the sum resulting from the addition under subparagraph 2 and converting the quotient obtained into a percentage.

Every part of a unit of assessment which is the subject of a separate lease to which the owner is a party, or is intented to be the subject of such a lease, is occupied exclusively by the owner or is intended to be so occupied by him and which is either a non-residential immovable other than an immovable comprised in an agricultural operation that is registered in accordance with a regulation made under section 36.15 of the Act respecting the Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation (chapter M-14) or a residential immovable referred to in the first paragraph of section 244.23 constitutes separate premises. The part of a unit of assessment which is intended to be the subject of a separate lease or which is intended to be occupied exclusively by the owner is delimited by taking into consideration the largest possible aggregate of parts of the unit which, normally and in the short term, may be leased or occupied only as a whole; in the case of an immovable whose operator is required to hold a permit under the Tourist Establishments Act (chapter E-15.1), the aggregate of the parts intended for lodging constitutes separate premises.

Non-taxable separate premises in respect of which the tax must be paid pursuant to the first paragraph of section 208 or in respect of which an amount in lieu of the tax must be paid by the Government in accordance with the second paragraph of section 210 or the first paragraph of sections 254 and 255 or by the Crown in right of Canada or by one of its mandataries are deemed to be separate taxable premises.

Separate premises are deemed to be vacant when they are unoccupied, are offered on the market for immediate lease, are unfit for occupancy, are undergoing work which prevents them from being occupied or are subject to a lease whose execution has not commenced. For the purposes of this paragraph, a lease does not include a sublease or the assignment of a lease. Notwithstanding section 2, this paragraph applies only to whole separate premises.

The average percentage of unoccupancy, during a fiscal year, of a unit of assessment that does not include any separate premises is the percentage represented by the number of days in the fiscal year during which the unit or, if it is referred to in the fifth paragraph of section 244.23, its taxable non-residential part, is wholly vacant in relation to the total number of days in the fiscal year. The taxable non-residential part is comprised of any taxable non-residential immovable other than an immovable included in an agricultural operation that is registered in accordance with a regulation made under section 36.15 of the Act respecting the Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation and of any taxable residential immovable referred to in the first paragraph of section 244.23. The fourth and fifth paragraphs of this section apply to the unit or to the non-residential part of the unit as if it constituted separate premises; in addition to the provisions of the fifth paragraph, the unit or part of a unit is deemed to be vacant where it is unoccupied and is up for sale for immediate occupation.

The municipality may, in the by-law adopted under section 244.23, prescribe rules different from those prescribed in this section to establish the average percentage of unoccupancy of a unit of assessment during a fiscal year or provide that the period for which the percentage is established, instead of being the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the tax is imposed, shall be a period of 12 consecutive months ending during that preceding fiscal year.

1994, c. 30, s. 73; 1999, c. 40, s. 133.

1994-06-17

244.27. The municipality may, in a by-law adopted under section 244.23, provide that, where the average percentage of unoccupancy of a unit of assessment exceeded 20 % during the fiscal year that preceded the fiscal year for which the tax is imposed, the tax rate applicable to the unit shall be the rate obtained by reducing the tax rate fixed in the by-law or the reduced rate established pursuant to the second or third paragraph of section 244.25, as the case may be, by the portion of the percentage exceeding 20 %.

The average percentage of unoccupancy of a unit of assessment during a fiscal year is obtained by carrying out the following operations:

(1)  establishing, for each day of the fiscal year, the total area of all separate vacant taxable premises in the unit and adding up the areas so established;

(2)  establishing, for each day of the fiscal year, the total area of all separate taxable premises in the unit and adding up the areas so established;

(3)  dividing the sum resulting from the addition under subparagraph 1 by the sum resulting from the addition under subparagraph 2 and converting the quotient obtained into a percentage.

Every part of a unit of assessment which is the subject of a separate lease to which the owner is a party, or is intented to be the subject of such a lease, is occupied exclusively by the owner or is intended to be so occupied by him and which is either a non-residential immovable other than an immovable comprised in an agricultural operation that is registered in accordance with a regulation made under section 36.15 of the Act respecting the Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation (chapter M-14) or a residential immovable referred to in the first paragraph of section 244.23 constitutes separate premises. The part of a unit of assessment which is intended to be the subject of a separate lease or which is intended to be occupied exclusively by the owner is delimited by taking into consideration the largest possible aggregate of parts of the unit which, normally and in the short term, may be leased or occupied only as a whole; in the case of an immovable whose operator is required to hold a permit under the Tourist Establishments Act (chapter E-15.1), the aggregate of the parts intended for lodging constitutes separate premises.

Non-taxable separate premises in respect of which the tax must be paid pursuant to the first paragraph of section 208 or in respect of which an amount in lieu of the tax must be paid by the Government in accordance with the second paragraph of section 210 or the first paragraph of sections 254 and 255 or by the Crown in right of Canada or by one of its mandataries are considered to be separate taxable premises.

Separate premises are considered to be vacant when they are unoccupied, are offered on the market for immediate lease, are unfit for occupancy, are undergoing work which prevents them from being occupied or are subject to a lease whose execution has not commenced. For the purposes of this paragraph, a lease does not include a sublease or the assignment of a lease. Notwithstanding section 2, this paragraph applies only to whole separate premises.

The average percentage of unoccupancy, during a fiscal year, of a unit of assessment that does not include any separate premises is the percentage represented by the number of days in the fiscal year during which the unit or, if it is referred to in the fifth paragraph of section 244.23, its taxable non-residential part, is wholly vacant in relation to the total number of days in the fiscal year. The taxable non-residential part is comprised of any taxable non-residential immovable other than an immovable included in an agricultural operation that is registered in accordance with a regulation made under section 36.15 of the Act respecting the Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation and of any taxable residential immovable referred to in the first paragraph of section 244.23. The fourth and fifth paragraphs of this section apply to the unit or to the non-residential part of the unit as if it constituted separate premises; in addition to the provisions of the fifth paragraph, the unit or part of a unit is considered to be vacant where it is unoccupied and is up for sale for immediate occupation.

The municipality may, in the by-law adopted under section 244.23, prescribe rules different from those prescribed in this section to establish the average percentage of unoccupancy of a unit of assessment during a fiscal year or provide that the period for which the percentage is established, instead of being the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the tax is imposed, shall be a period of 12 consecutive months ending during that preceding fiscal year.

1994, c. 30, s. 73.