Tenant Rights in Quebec
Learn about your rights and responsibilities as a tenant in Quebec. Our articles cover eviction laws, rent increases, security deposits, landlord obligations, and more.
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Latest Tenant News
RentTech companies still asking tenants for personal details ‘completely outside’ new Victorian laws
source: www.theguardian.com
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September 10, 2026
Tenant Power: The smart energy revolution slashing bills for those who need it most
source: independent.co.uk
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September 05, 2026
Why more Quebecers are flocking to Laurentians as province's demographics shift
source: cbc.ca
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July 18, 2026
Exploratory mining in Quebec's Lanaudière region sparks pushback from local residents
source: cbc.ca
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July 18, 2026
Average asking rents have jumped to new record highs, says Rightmove
source: independent.co.uk
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July 18, 2026
The most beautiful act of resistance I’ve seen: Madrid tenants fighting landlords with art
source: www.theguardian.com
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July 16, 2026
Quebec's population is shifting — and not every region will grow the same way
source: cbc.ca
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July 12, 2026
How an old Toronto apartment building is getting a second life — without moving tenants out
source: cbc.ca
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July 11, 2026
Moving on July 1? Here are some tips for when things don't go as planned
source: cbc.ca
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July 10, 2026
A troubling 2,039 Quebec households needed help post-Moving Day, FRAPRU says - Montreal Gazette
source: montrealgazette.com
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July 04, 2026
Montreal defends decision to axe modular housing project for the unhoused - Montreal Gazette
source: montrealgazette.com
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July 03, 2026
Number of Montreal households needing temporary shelter after moving day doubles over last year - Montreal Gazette
source: montrealgazette.com
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July 03, 2026
A Town in Quebec Is the First Governing Body to Adopt the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Trees - The New York Times
source: nytimes.com
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July 02, 2026
Montreal has thousands of vacant units. Landlords and advocates disagree on why
source: www.cbc.ca
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July 01, 2026
5 things Quebec tenants should know about their rights - Montreal Gazette
source: montrealgazette.com
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June 07, 2026
Portal for subsidized and affordable housing in Quebec City
source: centre.support
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June 05, 2026
San Francisco landlord charged with murder of tenant in Sunset District - CBS San Francisco
source: www.cbsnews.com
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June 01, 2026
Tribunal eviction: Quebec landlord ordered to pay tenant with cancer $62K
source: www.ctvnews.ca
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June 01, 2026
As governments pour billions into new affordable housing, a third of Quebec's units in disrepair
source: cbc.ca
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June 01, 2026
Rising rents reshaped Montreal's music scene, but a Mile End holdout survives - Montreal Gazette
source: montrealgazette.com
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June 01, 2026
How tenants' rights evolved — and eroded — under the CAQ
source: montrealgazette.com
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June 01, 2026
Landlords hit with more than $50,000 in fines since NSW government's ban on no-grounds evictions - ABC News
source: www.abc.net.au
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May 14, 2026
How fires are permanently displacing Montrealers and reshaping neighbourhoods
source: cbc.ca
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May 14, 2026
Québec Solidaire targets rent increases and landlord practices
source: www.cbc.ca
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May 12, 2026
Québec solidaire says it would impose harsh penalties on negligent landlords if elected - Montreal Gazette
source: montrealgazette.com
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May 11, 2026
My ambassador landlord wanted his house back. I wanted to find my way home. - The Washington Post
source: www.washingtonpost.com
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May 10, 2026
What Ontario tenants need to know about the 2026 census
source: toronto.citynews.ca
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May 09, 2026
Big landlords cash in on Labour’s rent reforms with 40pc discounts
source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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May 07, 2026
Landlords want to be paid for pandemic losses and hope to reach a deal with the Trump administration
source: apnews.com
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May 04, 2026
The landlords’ view of the rental market
source: www.theguardian.com
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May 01, 2026
No-grounds eviction debate splits WA tenants and landlords, as polling shows support for reform - ABC News
source: www.abc.net.au
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April 23, 2026
Corporate landlords aren't the real villain : The Indicator from Planet Money : NPR
source: www.npr.org
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April 23, 2026
A moment that changed me: I thought landlords were unchallengeable – until I met one of mine at a party
source: www.theguardian.com
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April 23, 2026
Mamdani Announces Plan to Lower Insurance Costs for Landlords - The New York Times
source: www.nytimes.com
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April 18, 2026
Montreal landlords under fire for rent increases as high as 20% in Park Ex
source: www.cbc.ca
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April 14, 2026
Proposed housing law threatens long-term stability of Quebec co-ops, advocates say
source: cbc.ca
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April 09, 2026
Quebec housing tribunal sets rent increases at 3.1% — or more — for 2026
source: montrealgazette.com
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April 09, 2026
Advocates have little hope social housing needs in Quebec will be addressed soon
source: halifax.citynews.ca
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April 09, 2026
Some pet owners doubt Quebec tribunal victory will make apartment searching easier - Montreal Gazette
source: montrealgazette.com
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April 09, 2026
‘Landmark’ Quebec ruling states no-pet clause violates Charter rights - Montreal
source: globalnews.ca
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April 01, 2026
Quebec's housing tribunal rules no-pet clause in rental lease violates Charter rights
source: www.cbc.ca
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April 01, 2026
Parkdale residents plan rent strike as landlord seeks retroactive increase
source: toronto.citynews.ca
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March 02, 2026
Will Threat of Prison Make One of New York’s ‘Worst Landlords’ Change? - The New York Times
source: www.nytimes.com
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March 01, 2026
Mamdani Says Little About NYCHA as He Targets Bad Landlords - The New York Times
source: www.nytimes.com
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February 13, 2026
Quebec housing tribunal recommends a 3.1% basic rent increase
source: www.cbc.ca
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February 10, 2026
Québec solidaire pitches rent control and caps on grocery profits in election platform
source: montrealgazette.com
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February 01, 2026
Quebec housing tribunal recommends a 3.1% basic rent increase
source: cbc.ca
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January 20, 2026
Tribunal outlines heating rules for Quebec landlords and tenants
source: montrealgazette.com
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January 17, 2026
HMRC to force landlords to file 10 tax returns
source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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January 09, 2026
Opinion
source: www.nytimes.com
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January 09, 2026
What landlords are obliged to do to cool your rental as temperatures rise - ABC News
source: www.abc.net.au
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January 09, 2026
Are new realities in Montreal's rental market making age-old vacancy rate obsolete?
source: montrealgazette.com
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January 03, 2026
Home prices expected to tick higher in 2026 amid market 'reset': Royal LePage report
source: toronto.citynews.ca
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December 11, 2025
No more lease transfers? Quebec has passed a new housing law. Here's what's in it
source: www.cbc.ca
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December 08, 2025
After biggest rent hike in decades, Quebec changing method to calculate it
source: cbc.ca
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December 07, 2025
Quebec has rent control. So why are apartment prices still soaring?
source: cbc.ca
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December 06, 2025
Explainer- Breaking down Quebec’s 5-9% rent hike
source: montrealgazette.com
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December 03, 2025
Quebec is proposing to gut tenants’ rights with a new law - CCPA
source: www.policyalternatives.ca
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December 02, 2025
Quebec housing groups worry about new plans for how rent increases are calculated
source: www.ctvnews.ca
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November 03, 2025
After 40 years, a key tenants' right in Quebec suddenly up in the air -- damage deposits
source: montreal.ctvnews.ca
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October 12, 2025
Rent Registry – very promising developments
source: centre.support
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October 06, 2025
Housing committees criticize rental board for ruthless approach to evictions
source: www.montrealgazette.com
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September 20, 2025
Law, rules and decisions - Tribunals Ontario
source: tribunalsontario.ca
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September 19, 2025
Preparing your property for hurricane season - REMI Network
source: www.reminetwork.com
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September 05, 2025
Rights and obligations of the lessee
source: centre.support
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August 23, 2025
Should Quebec require landlords to keep apartments cool during summer?
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 12, 2025
Here is the rent increase Quebec tenants should expect in 2024
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
Tenants' rights group claims lies behind many evictions, but landlords call study faulty
source: montreal.ctvnews.ca
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August 11, 2025
Signing of a lease - OEIL Côte-des-Neiges
source: oeilcdn.org
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August 11, 2025
Tenant Rights in Quebec — McGill Policy Association
source: mcgillpolicyassociation.com
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August 11, 2025
Landlord & Tenant - Government Modernization and Service Delivery
source: gov.nl.ca
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August 11, 2025
Tenants and landlords feel rental laws need to change to respect both parties' rights
source: montreal.ctvnews.ca
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August 11, 2025
Quebec landlords wary of lifelong tenants - REMI Network
source: www.reminetwork.com
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August 11, 2025
Explainer: Breaking down Quebec’s 5.9% rent hike
source: www.montrealgazette.com
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August 11, 2025
Striking a balance between tenant and landlord rights in Quebec
source: montrealgazette.com
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August 11, 2025
Montreal launches rental price registry, certification of landlords
source: cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
Confusion, anger and 5 minutes to avoid eviction: A day at Quebec's jammed rental tribunal
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
How much will rent in Quebec go up in 2023?
source: cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
Landlords could cancel rental lease transfers under new Quebec bill
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
Tenants confused about eviction rules, Montreal housing advocates say
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
More Quebec landlords refusing tenants with any rental board record
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
Recommended rent increase for 2025 hits historic high in Quebec
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
No more lease transfers? Quebec has passed a new housing law. Here's what's in it
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
Rent increase in Quebec : tenants’ rights and remedies - YWCA Montreal
source: www.ydesfemmesmtl.org
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August 11, 2025
This Quebec tenant won three cases at the TAL. Now landlords won’t rent to him
source: www.ctvnews.ca
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August 11, 2025
After biggest rent hike in decades, Quebec changing method to calculate it
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
Quebec has rent control. So why are apartment prices still soaring?
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
Tenants of Quebec public lands call proposed rent increases 'unacceptable and indefensible'
source: www.cbc.ca
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August 11, 2025
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