Housing and the TAL

You have been summoned to the TAL: we prepare your defence, you present it

Application for termination, repossession, eviction or damages against you: we analyze the file and prepare your grounds and your hearing.

Average time before hearing (priority / general cases): 6.6 months / 8.6 months; TAL — Rapport annuel de gestion 2024-2025
Tribunal fees: Not included: paid by you at filing, at the rate in force (indexed every November 1); Tarif des frais exigibles par le Tribunal administratif du logement (T-15.01, r. 6)

What is included

Analysis of the other party's application and of your chances; written grounds of defence
Organized evidence (exhibits, witnesses) and hearing plan; answers to likely questions
Docket monitoring and deadline reminders

What is not included

Representation at the hearing (separate product: Defence at the TAL with representation, CA$1,197)
Counterclaim (quote)

What might be added

Representation at the hearing by the lawyer: CA$1,197.

Any additional service is announced at a fixed price, in writing, before it is undertaken.

Three steps.

1
You answer the questionnaire and upload the lease, the notices and the evidence.
2
The LIORMA team prepares the application or the defence and the hearing plan; the lawyer reviews and approves.
3
You sign, file online (fees paid by you) and appear, prepared; we monitor the docket and remind you of each deadline.

You follow each step in your client area. The LIORMA team prepares; the lawyer advises, validates and signs. No decision concerning you is made without human review.

What the law says

Excerpts of the law are reproduced in their official French version; the explanation that follows is translated.

Code civil du Québec, art. 1851 et suivants (louage résidentiel)

Residential leases are regulated: notices, time limits, repossession, eviction, termination and damages follow precise rules that the Tribunal applies.

Official text on LégisQuébec

Loi sur le Tribunal administratif du logement (T-15.01), art. 56 à 56.3

The application is notified to the other party; proof of notification and the list of exhibits must be filed with the Tribunal within 45 days of filing.

Official text on LégisQuébec

Defence at the TAL: guided preparation — CA$497, all inclusive.

Orders open on October 16 at 12:00 p.m. EDT. The price shown is the one that will apply.

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CA$79

all inclusive

Notice of non-renewal (tenant)

Leaving your rental? A compliant notice, drafted by a lawyer and sent on time, so you leave without owing rent.

Time limit for a lease of 12 months or more: Between 3 and 6 months before the end of the lease

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CA$79

all inclusive

Notice of assignment or subletting

To leave a rental before the end of the lease without paying two rents: the notice the law requires, drafted properly.

Landlord's response time: 15 days after receiving the notice; without a response, the landlord is deemed to consent

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CA$99

all inclusive

Response to a rent increase

You have one month to refuse an increase; otherwise it is deemed accepted. A compliant response, signed by a lawyer.

Time limit to respond: “within one month after receiving the notice of modification”

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All-inclusive prices in Canadian dollars: GST, QST and, where indicated, government and delivery fees included. Each listing specifies the services included, those that are not, and those that may be required in addition. Price list in force since 13 octobre 2026, held for at least 90 days (Code of Professional Conduct of Lawyers, ss. 146 to 148). Limited-scope mandate (s. 31) confirmed by a written agreement before work begins. A lawyer who is a member of the Barreau du Québec reviews and signs every file.