Rent fixing

When the TAL fixes the rent

If the tenant refuses your notice of modification, you have one month from receiving the refusal to ask the Tribunal administratif du logement (TAL) to fix the rent; if you don't, the lease renews at the same rent (art. 1947, Civil Code of Québec). You pay the filing fees, but the tribunal can order the tenant to reimburse them, notably when it grants at least the increase you asked for and you gave the tenant access to your figures before filing.

In a new building covered by section F, neither party can apply. Conversely, a new tenant can apply if they pay more than the rent declared in section G (art. 1950 C.C.Q.).

The method since 2026

For notices given since January 1, 2026, the calculation adds up:

• a base rate, the three-year average of Québec inflation: 3.1% in 2026;
• increases in municipal taxes, school taxes and insurance, but only the part above that rate;
• 5% of the cost of capital expenditures (roof, windows, drains…), minus any grants and insurance payouts;
• the annual cost of a new service.

Everything is shared according to the unit's portion of the building's rents. Juridiqc's example: a $24,000 roof yields $1,200 a year; for a unit carrying 50% of the rents, that's $50 more a month. Estimate your own case with the rent increase calculator.

Learn more

• Lease and TAL

  Quebec rent increase 2027: calculation, deadlines and notices

  How the Tribunal administratif du logement's 2026 method works, which dates apply to a lease ending June 30, 2027, and what your rent increase notice must say.