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La Garantie, compagnie d&#8217;assurances de l&#8217;Am\u00e9rique du Nord<\/i>, <a href=\"https:\/\/canlii.ca\/t\/hvff6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2018 QCCS 4265<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/20181030_NKANA_EN.pdf\">Click here<\/a> to read more (PDF).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Homeowner insurance policies frequently exclude vacant dwellings from coverage. But is a building considered vacant when its owners have not yet moved in while visiting occasionally to prepare the premises? The Superior Court recently examined this question in Nkana c. La Garantie, compagnie d&#8217;assurances de l&#8217;Am\u00e9rique du Nord, 2018 QCCS 4265. 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