What is section g of the lease and what is it for?
Short answer
In Quebec, section G of the lease is the mandatory notice in which the landlord must tell a new tenant the lowest rent paid in the 12 months preceding the start of the lease. If the rent being asked is higher, the new tenant may apply to the Tribunal administratif du logement (TAL, Quebec's rental board) to fix the rent within 10 days of signing.
In detail
When the lease is entered into, the landlord must give the new tenant a notice stating the lowest rent paid over the preceding 12 months, or the rent fixed by the Tribunal administratif du logement (TAL, Quebec's rental board) during that period. This information appears in section G of the mandatory lease form.
The time limits to act are short and differ with the situation: 10 days from the conclusion of the lease if the rent being asked is higher than the one stated; 2 months from the start of the lease if the landlord did not provide the information; 2 months from the moment you learn that the information was false.
It is a concrete tool against excessive increases between one tenant and the next. But you have to act quickly, because the time limits are very short.
What to document
A photo of section G of your lease as soon as you sign, the exact date of signing, and the start date of the lease. If you later find out the information was false, note the date of that discovery and how you learned of it.
Put your facts in writing, free. Writing your version down early, keeping your documents dated and preparing your questions for a lawyer: the tool is there to document, never to advise.
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Official sources
- TAL — Notice to a new tenant (section G of the lease)
- Éducaloi — Section G of a new lease: watch out for excessive rent increases
- TAL — Understanding the lease and its scope (guide)
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What this page is not
This is general legal information about the law of Quebec and Canada, dated and sourced. It is not legal advice, not a strategy, and not a prediction about the outcome of a case. In Quebec, only lawyers and notaries may give legal advice (Act respecting the Barreau du Québec, ss. 128 and 133). Laws and amounts change: the official source always prevails over us.