The next election campaign is approaching. It is time to move beyond traditional topics and highlight the need to rebalance rights between landlords and tenants, while refreshing the province’s rental housing stock.
Just days after July 1st, the Quebec Landlords Association (APQ) is issuing an urgent call to the government: modernize the rules surrounding the moving period, which has become one of the largest annual logistical operations in the province.
Every year, landlords must deal with:
• a surge in midnight move‑outs;
• units left in deteriorated condition;
• bulky items abandoned on the streets;
• delays in restoring units that compromise re‑renting;
• rising costs related to repairs and emergency interventions.
The Association believes that the current framework — largely unchanged for decades — no longer reflects the reality of today’s rental market nor the operational challenges landlords face.
The 5 solutions proposed by the APQ:
1. Create an official protocol for managing evictions: Clarify steps, timelines, and obligations to avoid disputes and costly mistakes. Improve accountability for tenants at fault, including making such behavior criminal when appropriate.
2. Regulate July 1st bulky waste: Implement a province‑wide plan coordinated with municipalities to reduce illegal dumping, without automatically making building owners responsible for costs simply because they are easy to identify.
3. Modernize rules for restoring a unit: Define minimum standards of cleanliness and condition upon departure, applicable to all tenants.
4. Accelerate TAL procedures during the critical period: Establish a fast‑track process for urgent cases related to moving day.
5. Launch a national awareness campaign: Inform tenants of their legal responsibilities before, during, and after their departure.
The Quebec Landlords Association remains available to share its proposals to improve situations that continue to create poor relations within the rental housing sector.
Just days after July 1st, the Quebec Landlords Association (APQ) is issuing an urgent call to the government: modernize the rules surrounding the moving period, which has become one of the largest annual logistical operations in the province.
Every year, landlords must deal with:
• a surge in midnight move‑outs;
• units left in deteriorated condition;
• bulky items abandoned on the streets;
• delays in restoring units that compromise re‑renting;
• rising costs related to repairs and emergency interventions.
The Association believes that the current framework — largely unchanged for decades — no longer reflects the reality of today’s rental market nor the operational challenges landlords face.
The 5 solutions proposed by the APQ:
1. Create an official protocol for managing evictions: Clarify steps, timelines, and obligations to avoid disputes and costly mistakes. Improve accountability for tenants at fault, including making such behavior criminal when appropriate.
2. Regulate July 1st bulky waste: Implement a province‑wide plan coordinated with municipalities to reduce illegal dumping, without automatically making building owners responsible for costs simply because they are easy to identify.
3. Modernize rules for restoring a unit: Define minimum standards of cleanliness and condition upon departure, applicable to all tenants.
4. Accelerate TAL procedures during the critical period: Establish a fast‑track process for urgent cases related to moving day.
5. Launch a national awareness campaign: Inform tenants of their legal responsibilities before, during, and after their departure.
The Quebec Landlords Association remains available to share its proposals to improve situations that continue to create poor relations within the rental housing sector.