17 mai 2021 ●HOJO
Pros and Cons of Different Rental Options
When you are getting started looking for housing its a good idea to keep an open mind about what type of housing arrangement might best meet your needs AND fit your budget. Even if you are convinced you HAVE to live alone, it’s a good idea to consider all your options. There might be some other students out there who would be great roommates for you and who you can share expenses with. Take a look at the some of the pros and cons of different types of rentals to learn more about your options. … Living with roommates … Pros … • People to share meals with and hang out with and to go out with and see the city … • Sharing the cost of rent, furniture, electricity, internet and other utilities … • Possibility of sharing household chores … Cons … • Managing possible personality…
19 avril 2021 ●Cecilia Marangon
Know your lease: Section G
When signing a new lease for an apartment, landlords must also provide the new tenants with a written notice with the lowest rent paid in the last 12 months and it is usually indicated in section G of the Quebec lease. … What does this mean for tenants? … It means that if the new rent is higher than the lowest rent paid in the previous 12 months, tenants have the right to file at the Tribunal Administratif du Logement for rent fixation within the following timelines: … • Within 10 days from signing the lease; … • Within 2 months from the signing of the lease, if the tenant didn’t receive notice of the lowest rent paid in the last 12 months; … • Within 2 months from the day in which the tenant discovered that the landlord made a false statement about the lowest rent paid in the last…
22 février 2021 ●HOJO
S.O.S. I received a rental increase
Are you halfway through your lease and the landlord just sent you a notice of rent increase? If so, don’t panic! … Here’s what you need to know. Around the lease renewal period, landlords in Quebec may send a written notice of a rental increase. Such a notice must: … • be given within a specific timeframe and clearly indicate the modifications to the lease … … • include the date and timeframe that the tenant has to answer … … The increase must be proposed in one of the following forms:The proposed increase in dollars, or as a percentage of the current rent … be delivered by one of the official ways accepted by the Tribunal Administratif du Logement/ Rental Administrative Tribunal … • Once you receive the notice you have one month to answer your landlord and you have…
22 février 2021 ●Alex Clifford
Rental Increases 2021
No one wants to pay more rent. We are in the coldest part of the year in Montreal, and it’s the time of year where tenants typically begin to receive notices of rental increase and lease modifications from their landlord. Each year, the percentage of average rental increases fluctuates, as they take into account all the rental components, which include taxes (municipal and school), insurance, and any renovations that were done in the building or in your apartment. As such, there is no fixed number for a fair rental increase, but you can use the Tribunal Administratif du Logement’s rent calculation tool for 2021 to determine what constitutes a reasonable rental increase for your dwelling. … The following link contains the rent calculation tool for 2021, as well as information…
22 février 2021 ●HOJO
Do you want to move out? How to send a notice of non-renewal
In most places, a contract is over once the length of the agreement is up. Not Quebec though, Quebec likes to be special. Once you sign a Lease in Quebec, it automatically renews for 99 years (Its not as scary as it sounds! It gives tenants the right to maintain occupancy, but we shall leave that up for debate,yes?) In order to leave at the end of the lease, the tenant has to send the landlord a written notice of non renewal at very specific time frames, depending on their lease. For a lease of 12 months or more: 3-6 months before the end of the lease … For a lease of less than 12 months: 1-2 months before the end of the lease … For a lease of indeterminate term: 1-2 months before the desired end of the lease … You can find the Notice of non-renewal of the Tribunal Administratif du…
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17 mai 2021 ●HOJO
Pros and Cons of Different Rental Options
When you are getting started looking for housing its a good idea to keep an open mind about what type of housing arrangement might best meet your needs AND fit your budget. Even if you are convinced you HAVE to live alone, it̵
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19 avril 2021 ●Cecilia Marangon
Know your lease: Section G
When signing a new lease for an apartment, landlords must also provide the new tenants with a written notice with the lowest rent paid in the last 12 months and it is usually indicated in section G of the Quebec lea
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22 février 2021 ●HOJO
S.O.S. I received a rental increase
Are you halfway through your lease and the landlord just sent you a notice of rent increase? If so, don’t panic!
Here’s what you need to know. Around the lease renewal period, landlords in Quebec may send a written notice of
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22 février 2021 ●Alex Clifford
Rental Increases 2021
No one wants to pay more rent. We are in the coldest part of the year in Montreal, and it’s the time of year where tenants typically begin to receive notices of rental increase and lease modifications from
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22 février 2021 ●HOJO
Do you want to move out? How to send a notice of non-renewal
In most places, a contract is over once the length of the agreement is up. Not Quebec though, Quebec likes to be special. Once you sign a Lease in Quebec, it automatically renews for 99 years (Its not as scary as it sounds! It gives tenants the ri
