Morris Charney

Real estate agents fret when they hear that Mr. Charney is doing the building inspection,[he does all kinds of buildings not only houses, and that includes condos], because he works independently of them and they're afraid he's too thorough, too qualified.

He’s good at finding defects. He believes that a purchaser has the right to be properly informed of what it is they are buying and most consumers don’t realize that the new Civil Code of Quebec [1994] deregulated building inspections so that anyone has a right to do them as long as they are ”prudent and diligent” without the need of expert assistance.

This Harvard graduate is a practicing architect with 50 years experience. He has renovated many homes offices and stores so he has a good idea of what things cost. He has been doing building inspections longer than anyone else in Quebec and works all across North America. He is a member of (IHINA - Independent Home Inspectors of North America).

He recommends how to repair the defects he finds and provides an estimate of what it would cost to put the house into a good state of repair. He emphasizes health issues and takes air quality readings.

He works at $250.00 per hour, and typical inspections run at $1250 for a verbal report, $2000 for a written report and $3,000 for a printed report with enlarged photos illustrating the defects. All reports are customized narratives… no computer generated check list or inventory of what’s there - just the defects clearly explained.

It is money well spent since your house is one of the largest investments of your life.