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A lease is a contract.
A lease is a contract concluded between a landlord and a tenant that defines their respective commitments concerning a dwelling.
The lease form of the Régie du logement is mandatory since September 1st 1996. It must be used for any new residential lease whether it is a room, an appartment, a condominium, a house, etc.
Also the schedule Services for the Elderly must be completed whenever special services are offered to elderly or handicapped persons. Leases that include that schedule are sold at the offices of the Régie du logement and in Quebec bookstores.
Leases for Special Clienteles
If it is land that is rented and intended for the installation of a mobile home then the mandatory lease form to complete is the form Lease of Land intended for the Installation of a Mobile Home. This form is available at the offices of the Régie.
If it is a dwelling in a cooperative that is rented then the mandatory lease form to complete is the form Lease of a dwelling in a Cooperative. This form is available at the offices of the Régie as well as at the offices of housing co-ops.
In the Case of a Verbal Lease
In that case, the landlord must give the tenant a form entitled Mandatory Writing within ten days of the agreement. This form is sold at the offices of the Régie du logement.
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