Notice of lease modification: precautions to avoid problems - rent increase compromised

Note aux lecteurs : Ces articles sont des résumés de décisions rendues dans les affaires citées. Veuillez noter qu'il ne s'agit pas d'une revue de la jurisprudence et que d'autres décisions peuvent être rendues par la suite ou être différentes et changer l'état du droit. C'est également le cas si les faits ne sont pas les mêmes que ceux présentés dans l'affaire mentionnée.

In general, it is considered that the use of the bailiff is the safest way to deliver a document to one’s tenant. This is true for many documents but you have to be very careful about this statement in the case of a simple notice.

Indeed, when we speak more specifically about the notice of modification, as in section 1942 of the Civil Code of Québec, the law and jurisprudence require the landlord-owner to ensure that the notice of modification of the lease is received by the tenant.

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27 Dec 2017

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Me Jean-Olivier Reed, avocat

Me Jean-Olivier Reed graduated from Collège l'Assomption in legal technology in 1997 and then from the University of Montreal in law in 2001. Member of the bar since 2004, he was a lawyer and building manager from 2004 to 2006.

Lawyer with Messier Soucy lawyers since 2006. He works in real estate law and more particularly in rental law and co-ownership law.

He has written several articles in the newspaper "Le Propriétaire" on various topics dealing with rental law.
He lectures to members of the Quebec Landlords Association on current topics in rental law.