Landlord and tenant in Quebec · TAL rules
Buying or selling a rental building in Quebec means inheriting leases, deadlines and obligations that are not negotiable. Here are the Tribunal administratif du logement rules that actually change a transaction, with the exact figures.
Five numbers to remember
- 24 hours: notice owed before each showing, between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m.
- 6 months: notice of repossession before the lease ends.
- 1 month: the tenant's time to reply. Silence counts as refusal.
- 1 month per year: eviction indemnity, minimum 3 months, maximum 24.
- 10 days or 3 months: notice for major work, depending on evacuation length.
The through line: silence means refusal
Repossession, eviction, evacuation for work: in all three, a tenant who does not reply in time is deemed to have refused, and the landlord must apply to the Tribunal. Many owners wait for an answer that never comes and miss their own deadline.
Every page in this guide
- Selling a tenanted plex in Quebec: the 24-hour notice and the 9 to 9 rule
- Repossession of a dwelling: the six-month notice and what silence means
- Eviction for subdivision or enlargement: the indemnity is no longer three months
- Major work in a rented unit: 10 days or 3 months of notice
- The Quebec lease form has been mandatory since 1996, and so is section G
- Screening a tenant in Quebec: what you may ask, and what you may not
- What an application to the Tribunal administratif du logement costs
- Urgent and necessary repairs: when the tenant can act in your place
Why a broker cares
Because these rules set the price. Leases on the right form, compliant rents, a repossession still possible within the deadline, an occupancy length that changes the eviction indemnity: all verifiable before the offer. Our work on a plex starts with reading the leases, not with the showing.
Rules cited from the Tribunal administratif du logement (tal.gouv.qc.ca), consulted 10 September 2026. This page informs; it is not legal advice. For your situation, contact the Tribunal.
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