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Québec lease for rental properties
Once you have chosen a place to live, you must sign a lease. This is an important
formality, as the lease constitutes a contract that determines the landlord
and tenant’s respective responsibilities and commitments.
Before signing a lease, read the entire document carefully. Make sure that
all of the conditions discussed with the landlord are contained in the lease,
particularly any repairs the landlord agreed to do and the date on which they
are to be done.
It is also important to make sure that the dwelling indicated in the lease
is in fact the one you visited and agreed to rent.
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Verbal agreement
In the case of a verbal agreement, you have the right to demand written
confirmation of this agreement. If the landlord does not wish to
use the official form issued by the Régie du logement, he
or she must submit to the tenant, within 10 days following the date
of the agreement, a document containing the following information:
- the landlord’s name and address
- your name
- the rental amount
- the exact address of the dwelling you have rented
- the obligatory annotations required by law.
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Under the Civil Code of Québec, the landlord cannot,
notably, refuse a dwelling to an individual or impose costlier conditions
solely because the tenant is pregnant or has one or several children,
unless the refusal is justified on the basis of the size of the dwelling.
The Québec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms also stipulates
that it is forbidden to refuse access to a dwelling for discriminatory
reasons based on race, colour, sex, pregnancy, religion, ethnic or national
origin, social status, etc.
If you have reason to believe that you have been refused a dwelling
due to discrimination, contact the Régie du logement du Québec,
or the Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse
du Québec.
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