Have you just received a rental increase? Join us at our workshop. We will be reviewing how to calculate your rental increase Laws on refusing a rent increase, and tips on negotiating your rental increase. Register at the link below. Session Date and Registration: March 30,20223 at 2 pm …  

This new benefit will provide a one-time payment of $500 to low income renters. It is targeted to help relieve some of the financial stress put upon renters due to the growing inflation of rental prices. Eligibility Requirements: • You are at least 15 years old on December 1, 2022 … • Your principal residence was in Canada on December 1, 2022 … • You were a resident of Canada in 2022 for tax purposes … • You or your spouse have filed your 2021 income tax return or statement of income … • In 2021, you had an adjusted family net income of: $35,000 or less for families or $20,000 or less for individuals … • The 2022 eligible rent that you paid was: • paid in the 2022 calendar year … • paid for any of your qualifying principal residences in 2022 … • equal to at least 30% of your 2021 adjusted…

When signing a new lease for an apartment, the landlord must provide the new tenants with written notice of the lowest rent paid in the last 12 months. This is usually indicated in Section G of the standardized Quebec lease.   …    … It’s a tenant’s right to know the lowest rent paid (regardless of whether it was rented in the last 12 months). This is another measure to keep rent control effective in Quebec and protect tenants from unreasonable rent increases.  … If the new rent is higher than the lowest rent paid in the last 12 months, tenants have the right to file at the Tribunal Administratif du Logement (TAL) for Rent Fixation. A Rent Fixation is a way to calculate a tenant’s rent.    …    … A tenant’s rent will then be “fixed” and set by the TAL who are the provincial body…

Are you moving to Montreal? Looking to kick-start your housing search? Join us for a free online workshop to learn how to find safe, affordable housing in Montreal. Our workshop will explain the process of finding housing in Montreal, tips to find an apartment within your budget, and information about your rights and responsibilities as a tenant. Register for a session below! Session Dates and Registration Information … August 2 at 1pm … August 9 at 2 pm … August 16 at 11 am … August 18 at 2 pm … August 24 at 12 pm … August 29 at 12 pm … After you register for this workshop please consult the dates for our other Workshop: Info-session on renting and signing a lease

Mind Your pipes!  … Winter is cold here in Montreal. The temperature can fall to as low as –40 Celsuis and these low temperatures can also affect the water pipes in your home. Water can freeze inside your pipes blocking the flow and causing damage to your apartment and potentially your neighbours apartment too. In the freezing and melting process, the cold can crack your pipes at joints, valves, or other points within the system. Sometimes, when the ice in the freezing and melting process, pressure builds, causing pipes to to burst which can cause damage.    … It is important to keep the heat on at your apartment in the winter- even if you are out of town, so as not to have the water in the pipes freeze or burst. If your pipes do freeze, this is a serious situation and you need to let…