Frequently Asked Questions
I just bought a house. May I cancel my lease without any problem by paying 3 months rent ?No. The lease must be respected until the end. However the tenant could try to reach an agreement with the landlord or assign his lease.
My joint tenant left the premises. May I remain in the dwelling by paying only my share of the rent ?
The landlord has the right to receive the total amount of the rent. If he receives only a part of it, he can ask for the cancellation of the lease.
Following the signature of a lease does a tenant have a ten day delay to annul (cancel) that lease ?
No. There is no delay.
Can a tenant be noisy until 11 p.m. ?
No, whatever the time of day, according to circumstances, a tenant cannot make excessive noise.
At what date must a landlord start to heat the dwellings of the building ?
There is no specific date. The landlord must start to heat the dwellings of the building as soon as the climatic conditions justify it.
The sink (or the toilet) is clogged. Is it the tenant or the landlord who has to pay for the repairs ?
The tenant must pay if he is responsible for the problem. Otherwize, the landlord has to pay.
Can a tenant undertake himself a repair for which the cost can be deducted from the rent ?
He cannot do so without the authorization of the Régie du logement except in the case of a necessary and urgent repair and also in that case the tenant is not able to reach the landlord in order to inform him about the situation.
Does a tenant have a reasonable delay to pay his rent ?
No. As soon as the second day of the month the landlord can file an application to recover the rent at the Régie du logement.