Repossession and Eviction for Personal Use in Quebec

A sale on its own does not end your tenancy, the new owner takes over your existing lease. Repossession (the landlord retaking the unit to live in it) is a separate, narrower process, and Quebec restricts who it can be used for: the landlord themselves, their children or parents, or another relative or a former spouse only if the landlord is that person's main source of financial support.

A landlord generally can't repossess if they already own a similar, comparably-priced unit nearby, since the point of repossession is genuine personal need, not simply preference.

Notice periods for repossession are long, typically six months before the end of a lease longer than six months. This gives tenants substantial time to plan a move, unlike the shorter windows some other provinces allow for owner-move-in situations.

Tenants have the right to contest a repossession they believe is not genuine, for example, if they suspect the landlord doesn't actually intend to move in a qualifying person, or already owns a comparable unit nearby. A contested repossession is decided by the TAL.