What are the conditions of sale of an isolated land or subdivision?

Verified 21 August 2025 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

If you want to sell a plot of land in subdivision or a building plot isolated outside subdivision, know that the conditions of sale are not the same depending on the type of land. We take stock of these differences.

Isolated land is subject to the rules of MORE or UNA. The land in subdivision, in addition to these rules, is subject to a subdivision by-law. The conditions of sale change if the land is subdivided or if it is isolated land.

Land in subdivision

The terms and conditions of sale of the land in subdivision vary according to the authorization obtained by the developer : a planning permit or a prior declaration.

Subdivision subject to development permit

To sell land, the developer must have obtained the planning permission which is requested when the project provides for collective amenities such as roads or common areas.

The land must be narrow-minded and serviced.

The developer must give the buyer the subdivision by-law and the specifications.

Please note

The developer may sell or lease lots before carrying out the work, provided he obtains an order from the mayor or the prefect authorizing him to do so.

Subdivision subject to prior declaration

To sell land, the developer must have obtained the prior declaration which is requested when the project does not provide for collective amenities such as roads or common areas.

The seller can sign a unilateral promise of sale before obtaining the certificate of non-opposition to the prior declaration from the town hall.

The land must be narrow-minded.

The developer must give the buyer the subdivision by-law and the specifications.

Isolated land

Isolated land can be put up for sale without being serviced or narrow-minded.

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