Quebec Landlord-Tenant Laws (2026)
Residential tenancy in Quebec is civil law under the Code civil du Québec, administered by the Tribunal administratif du logement (TAL). The mandatory lease form must be available in French, lease assignment rights are strong, and most protections are public order (cannot be waived).
Governing law: Civil Code of Québec, arts. 1851–2000; Tribunal administratif du logement
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Civil law, not common law
Quebec's rules come from the Civil Code, not landlord-tenant statutes like the rest of Canada. The concepts (lease, repossession, public order) differ from the common-law provinces.
French-language lease form
The TAL's official lease form is mandatory and must be provided in French (the parties may also agree to English). Key disclosures (clauses F and G) are built into it.
Assignment and subletting
Tenants have a strong right to assign or sublet; a landlord can only refuse for a serious reason and must respond within 15 days, or consent is deemed given.
Public-order protections
Most Code protections are "of public order" — a lease clause that waives them is void.
The tribunal
The Tribunal administratif du logement (formerly the Régie du logement) hears all residential tenancy disputes.
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