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My landlord is raising my rent: what can I do?

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When a lease is renewed, the landlord may ask for a rent increase by giving written notice within set deadlines. You can accept, refuse the increase and keep your dwelling, or not renew. If you refuse, you must answer in writing within one month of receiving the notice. If you do not answer, you are deemed to have accepted the increase. If you refuse, the landlord may ask the Tribunal administratif du logement to fix the rent, within one month of your refusal. This sheet gives general information and is not legal advice.

Official page: Changing a condition of the lease (Tribunal administratif du logement, in French) ↗

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Key facts

Notice deadline (lease of 12 months or more): Between 3 and 6 months before the end of the lease
Notice deadline (lease of less than 12 months): Between 1 and 2 months before the end of the lease
Notice deadline (indeterminate-term lease): Between 1 and 2 months before the proposed modification
Notice deadline (room lease): Between 10 and 20 days before the end of the fixed-term lease, or before the proposed modification if the lease is of indeterminate term
Tenant's deadline to refuse: One month from receiving the notice (in writing)
If the tenant does not answer: The tenant is deemed to have accepted the renewal with the proposed modifications

Steps

Check that your landlord gave you a written notice of lease modification. A simple letter asking whether you want to stay is not a notice of modification.
Compare the date you received the notice with the Tribunal administratif du logement (TAL) notice-deadline table: if the landlord did not respect the deadlines, the notice is not valid.
Choose your answer: accept (no need to reply), refuse the increase and renew your lease, or not renew and leave at the end of the lease.
If you refuse the increase or are leaving, reply to the landlord in writing within one month of receiving the notice. The TAL offers a reply template.
If you refuse, the landlord has one month from your refusal to go to the TAL. Otherwise, the lease is renewed at the same rent and on the same other conditions.
If the landlord goes to the TAL, the Tribunal will apply the Regulation respecting the criteria for the fixing of rent. You can also keep negotiating an agreement at any time.
To estimate an increase using the Tribunal's criteria, use the TAL's online calculation tool (in French only).

General information drawn from official sources. It does not replace legal, medical or financial advice. For your situation, contact the organization concerned or a professional.

Sources

Modification d'une condition du bail (Tribunal administratif du logement)
Augmentation de loyer (Tribunal administratif du logement)
Questions fréquentes (Tribunal administratif du logement)
Rent increase (Tribunal administratif du logement)
Pourcentages applicables aux critères de fixation de loyer (Tribunal administratif du logement)

Checked on October 4, 2026. Rules, deadlines and fees can change: always confirm on the official page above. Demande au Québec is an independent website, not a government site.