When must my landlord send me the notice of rent increase?
Short answer
In Quebec, the notice must be sent 3 to 6 months before the end of the lease if the lease is 12 months or more, 1 to 2 months if the lease is less than 12 months or of indeterminate term, and 10 to 20 days for the rental of a room.
In detail
The time limits depend on the length of the lease: lease of 12 months or more, between 3 and 6 months before the end of the lease; lease of less than 12 months, between 1 and 2 months before the end; lease of indeterminate term, between 1 and 2 months before the proposed modification; room, between 10 and 20 days.
The notice must be in writing, drafted in the same language as the lease, and state the new rent or the amount of the increase, along with the time the tenant has to reply.
A notice sent too late or too early does not comply. If the landlord sends no notice within the time limits, the lease is simply renewed on the same terms.
What to document
The date on the notice, the date you actually received it, the start and end dates of your lease, and the exact content of the notice. Those four elements are enough to check whether the time limit was respected.
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Official sources
- JuridiQC — Rent increase: when and how must your landlord notify you?
- TAL — Modification of a condition of the lease
- Tribunal administratif du logement — Frequently asked questions
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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.