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Summary of claims collection priority ranks


Collocation rank — Real estate creditor

PRIORITIES:

Legal costs and expenses incurred in the common interest
Creditors of municipalities and school boards for property taxes

  • Creditors benefiting from a legal construction mortgage
  • Mortgage creditors (conventional and legal mortgages) who rank according to the date and time of their registration in the Land Register
  • Ordinary or unsecured creditors

Collocation rank — Furniture creditor

PRIORITIES:

Legal costs
Unpaid seller
Person benefiting from a right of retention
Claims of the State for amounts due under tax laws

  • Mortgage creditors (conventional and legal mortgages) who rank according to the date and time of their registration in RDPRM
  • Ordinary or unsecured creditors

Last updated on: December 18, 2023
Reference number: 266038