Most-likely, you will not win the case. Then (1) your name will be recorded for at least 10 years by the Rental Board of Quebec and also goes to the black list of the Quebec Association of Owners. You will no longer rent any appartment in Quebec. No owner wants to take risk. (2) You should pay the legal fees for the owner of the appartment in which you are living.In Canada you cannot do what you want without limits.
写封挂号信给业主,解释一下当时的情形,告诉他当时的情形和你们已经采取的补救措施,最后谢谢他们的理解,并保证今后不再犯错。当时烟雾报警器响了没有?没有的话也写上。不要提及道歉和赔偿。任何小小的火灾,如果有保险公司介入的话,都会导致保费大幅度的提高,你愿意赔偿几千块吗?而且有可能损失现有的和潜在的租户,你赔得起码?写信的目的不是要求业主的原谅,而是给法官(仲裁员)看的,表明你是 play in good faith,这点很重要。
Go to the court. Even if you didnot win, you would have good life experience. Money comes and goes. The experience would always be yours. (You may publish a story later - A Chinese Tenant's Fire). Accident happens. The fire was only an accident. And because of this accident, you are becoming more careful and therefore less dangerous to the landlord.
hi,
If you want to stay, try to negotiate with yr landlord. If go to the rental board, (note that, for ALL renting problems, there is no way to go the court in Qc., and the rental borad is the only place to settle down these kind of disagreements.) both you and the landloard risking to pay extra charge there. If you go to the rental board, they first ask you to try settle down between yourselves.
But, the landlord DO have the right to ask you to leave if he received complains from the neighbours. You have to consider how your neighbour towards you. Better talk with them. Usually kindly talking solves many problems. If you can convince your neighbor, and prove their acceptance to yr landlord, you probably can stay.
In additional, try to improve yr cooking skill. I see a lot fire alarm due to unproper cooking. try not make oil too hot and try don't make heavy smell as well.
I think it is good to post what ever the problem you encountered on the web for advising and discussion. THERE'S ALWAYS a BETTER WAY to SOLVE a PROBLEM.