The People Concerned

Termites and the law

A number of people are concerned by the anti-termite law.
In the summarized chart below, you will discover the inventory of the powers in play!

The people concerned and their role in applying the law

Theme	Article involved	Owner	Mayor and Municipal Council	Prefect
Determining infestations	2	Obligation to declare the presence of termites (1)	Responsability to gather information
Mapping the department	3		Consultant role	Obligation to establish by order of prefect a map of the contaminated zone (or susceptible of contamination)
(1) Responsibility of the building occupant, or the owner, the co-operative association for the common areas of the building
In the contaminated zones fixed by order of the prefect
Theme	Article involved	Owner	Mayor and Municipal Council	Prefect
Propagation	3	Treatment or incineration of the contaminated wood or materials, resulting from demolition	Gathers information
Real estate sales	8	If a parasite condition of less than 3 months old is annexed to the sales contract, the presence of termites is excluded from the framework of the guarantee againt latent defects
Real estate sales	5		Fixes the limits in which the mayor may intervene (all or part of the zone defined by order of the prefect)
Within the perimeter of intervention set by municipal order
Theme	Article involved	Owner	Mayor and Municipal Council	Prefect
	5	Payment for treatment	Right to order the diagnosis and/or treatment Sets the deadline for compliance (entire latitude provided to the mayor as for buildings threatened with ruin) After this deadline, asks for authorization from the president of the county court Proceeds immediately with treatment Advances the cost Collection of cost (by mayor or municipal treasurer)