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July 1st: lease and moving day (Le 1er juillet : bail et déménagement)

A tenant and her landlord talk about renewing the lease before July 1, the traditional moving day. Estimated level : B2

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Questions

1. Pourquoi la locataire est-elle mécontente?

2. Que décident-ils pour l'augmentation?

3. Que demande la locataire en échange de son accord?

Glossary: Québec, standard French, English

QuébecStandard FrenchEnglish
bailcontrat de locationlease
avis de reconductionavis de renouvellementlease renewal notice
Tribunal administratif du logement (TAL)tribunal des litiges locatifshousing tribunal for tenant-landlord disputes
avoir fait ses devoirss'être bien informéto have done one's homework
un cinq et demi (5 1/2)un appartement de cinq pièces (cuisine, salon, chambres) plus une salle de baina '5 1/2' apartment: 5 rooms plus bathroom (the bathroom counts as 1/2)
avoir de la misère àavoir du mal àto have trouble doing something
c'est la foliec'est la cohueit's chaos
le premier juilletjour du déménagement collectifJuly 1, traditional moving day

Good to know : In Québec many leases end on June 30, so July 1 is a province-wide moving day. The Tribunal administratif du logement (TAL) publishes a method for calculating rent increases.

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