RDPRM vs Land Registry — two registries, two functions
Many non-specialist legal professionals confuse these two registries. They are complementary, not interchangeable.
### Quebec Land Registry The Land Registry records real rights on **immovable** assets: titles of ownership, immovable hypothecs, servitudes, emphyteusis. It is administered by the Ministry of Natural Resources and organized by land registration division. Searches are typically by lot number, address, or owner name.
### RDPRM The RDPRM records rights on **movable** assets and certain personal rights: movable hypothecs, movable leases, credit-lessor rights, marriage contracts, renunciations of succession. Searches are by name (natural or legal person) and return a complete PDF extract.
### In practice, for a real-estate closing You need BOTH: Land Registry for rights on the immovable itself, RDPRM to verify that the seller and the grantors don't have movable hypothecs or personal constraints that could affect the transaction (for example a hypothec on future rents).
Tablix automates RDPRM extract extraction. Land Registry extracts are a separate document category — support is on our roadmap.