I want to correct or increase the amount of my TAL application, can I?

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In detail

Three forms exist, depending on the object of the original application. The general "Amendment" form (TAL-049A-E). "Amendment regarding unpaid rent" (TAL-103-E), used in particular to update the amount owed as the months of rent accumulate, and bearing the same recourse codes as the main application (1863 R, 1971 TS, 1971 RF). And "Amendment regarding abandonment" (TAL-104-E), for a lessee who has left the dwelling without notice (codes 1863 RA, 1863 DD, 1863 D).

Notification is not an optional step. The form requires it: "The plaintiff must, after filing the amendment with the Tribunal administratif du logement, notify a copy to each party. Proof of notification must be filed with the Tribunal." It also sets out the accepted methods: "Notification can be made by registered mail, by bailiff, in person by a courier service, by technological means, or by any appropriate method that provides the notifier with proof that the document was received."

The form sets no time limit for amending. The time limit that does exist is the one for proof, and it runs from the institution of the application: "Proof of notification, along with a list of the application's supporting documents, must be added to the application file with the Tribunal within 45 days after the application is instituted. The Tribunal may refuse to summon the parties to a hearing if these documents are not filed."

Adding a party changes the applicable rules: "if the purpose of the amendment is to add a party, the rules governing application notifications apply with the necessary adjustments to reflect the nature of your application". The same form closes on a reminder: "You must notify the Tribunal and the other parties, without delay, of any change of address that occurs during the proceedings."

What to document

The dates: of the notice, of its receipt, of each rent payment. A notice is proven by how it was sent; a payment, by the statement that carries it. The condition of the dwelling is photographed · an image carries its date, a recollection does not. And every exchange with the landlord or tenant keeps its timestamp.

Official sources

• formulaire « Amendement » (TAL-049-E, version 2024-02 ; version anglaise TAL-049A-E), Tribunal administratif du logement · read on 2026-08-09

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