CORPIQ asks landlords to restrict visits to dwellings

While the residential rental period is at its annual peak, CORPIQ asks owners and managers to restrict visits to dwellings and to take all necessary precautions, including, if necessary, postponing visits.

Although the law allows landlords to access apartments for visits, exceptional measures must be put in place to reduce the risk of spreading the coronavirus and prioritizing the health of all tenants of the building.

If a visit must absolutely take place, CORPIQ suggests to:

• Evaluate the candidate's needs to avoid unnecessary travel to visit a dwelling that would not be suitable for him/her. The rental application and the pre-rental screening can even be done online beforehand and quickly, thanks to CORPIQ's tools;
• If a visit becomes necessary, the landlord should limit the number of people for the visit (preferably one applicant instead of his whole family or his roommates) and limit the duration of the visit;
• Strictly require that hands be disinfected before entering, that no one touches anything inside, and that people keep their distances from each other;
• No visits should take place if the occupant or prospective tenant shows any symptoms of COVID-19.

"Several landlords have already chosen to wait before making visits, a decision that CORPIQ applauds. We invite landlords to take every precaution and remain proactive by putting people's health first; moreover, in the current circumstances, we must not insist if a tenant, who fears for his health, does not want to give access to his unit," said CORPIQ's Director of Public Affairs, Hans Brouillette.