CASE STRUCK OFF BEFORE AUGUST 31, 2020
Right to re-enter on the roll applications struck off but not expired and consequence of the failure to re-enter within the period prescribed.

Any applicant whose application did not expire and whose case was struck prior to August 31, 2020, due to the absence of all parties at the hearing, had the right to re-enter the case on the roll within 30 days of publication of the notice in that regard, published in the Gazette officielle du Québec, part 1, on September 19, 2020, by the Tribunal administratif du logement.

Failure to re-enter the application on the role within that time resulted in the application expiring and the Tribunal closing the record.

Consequently, applications struck prior to August 31 and not re-entered on the role prior to October 19, 2020 have been closed.

Should the parties fail to take back the exhibits filed in the records that have been closed, the exhibits may be destroyed, as provided for in section 82.2 of the Act respecting the Administrative Housing Tribunal.

UPDATE

*** Please do not come to our offices if you experience symptoms associated with Covid-19 or if you see someone who has these symptoms. We thank you for your collaboration.

MANDATORY WEARING OF FACE COVERING

In accordance with the measures introduced by Order in Council 810-2020 dated July 15, 2020, the wearing of a mask or tightly fitting cloth that covers the nose and the mouth is mandatory to enter into and move around the premises of the Tribunal administratif du logement.

The face covering may be removed inside hearing rooms. Since the sanitary measures taken by the Tribunal administratif du logement allow it, an administrative judge may require the removal of the face covering during a hearing when the judge deems it necessary for the sound administration of justice.

In-person information services by appointment

The Tribunal administratif du logement has resumed in-person information services starting since June 15, 2020.

In order to respect social distancing rules and ensure the health and safety of all, those services are offered by appointment only.

Go to our online appointment service to make an appointment to meet with an information clerk to be informed of your rights and obligations under a lease for a dwelling.

Additionally, the Tribunal administratif du logement is maintaining its telephone information service and a range of online services.

Hearings

Please note that the Tribunal may impose the use of technological means when holding a hearing if the parties have those means and the technological environment supporting the Tribunal's activities permits it.

SUSPENSION OF THE EFFECTS OF CERTAIN DECISIONS

Repossession of a dwelling | Eviction

Ministerial Order 2020-005 dated 17 March 2020 has been revoked on July 20, 2020 (Ministerial Order 2020-052 of the Minister of Health and Social Services dated July 19, 2020).

The measure for suspending the effects of any decision by the Tribunal administratif du logement or any judgment by a tribunal rendered since March 1, 2020 and authorizing the repossession of a dwelling or ordering the eviction of the lessee of a dwelling has been therefore lifted accordingly.

Conciliation service

The conciliation service is maintaining its activities remotely to allow you to settle your case quickly. For more information, please contact us by email at conciliation@tal.gouv.qc.ca or see the Conciliation between Lessor and Lessee section of our website.

Visiting a dwelling

If a dwelling is to be visited, the lessor and the prospective lessee should ensure that the recommended health measures are respected. In particular, they should remain a minimum distance of two metres apart, and wash their hands before entering and on leaving the dwelling. Everyone should avoid touching objects or furniture in the dwelling. Where possible, a single prospective lessee should visit the dwelling and the duration of the visit should be limited. The lessor should also ensure that all door handles touched during the visit are disinfected.

Access to our offices

Access to Tribunal administratif du logement offices is currently restricted to parties summoned to a hearing or who have an appointment with our information service for citizens.

You are invited to consult the Online Services section to verify the processing status of your case, file an application, submit a document to the Tribunal or make an appointment with our information service for citizens. For assistance in preparing an application or to be informed of your rights and obligations under a lease for a dwelling, it is also possible to reach our telephone information service:

Montréal, Laval and Longueuil

514 873-BAIL (2245)

Other regions

1 800 683-BAIL (2245)