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A delivery of a notice by bailiff of rent increase is not proof of receipt of the notice by the tenant

A delivery of a notice by bailiff of rent increase is not proof of receipt of the notice by the tenant

According to jurisprudence, it is on the shoulders of the landlord that lays the burden of proving that the notices of renewal of a lease have been given to the tenant and, if applicable, are binding on the latter.

In the case of Bon Apparte v. Rivera i, the Quebec Court recognized that paragraph 3 of section 7 of the Regulations on the procedure before the Régie du logement is mainly applied to applications and requests made before the Régie

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Me Robert Soucy, avocat

Me Robert Soucy, auparavant régisseur devant la Régie du Logement du Québec, membre du Barreau du Québec depuis 1979, oeuvre auprès des propriétaires depuis 1984.

Il a donné de nombreuses conférences autant pour le Barreau du Québec que les membres de l'Association des propriétaires du Québec. Ainsi qu'écrit des articles dans le mensuel "Le Propriétaire".

Avocat connu et reconnu, il représente les propriétaires de logements locatifs devant la Régie du logement et devant diverses médias.

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