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Québec Rental Petition

A Call to Help Renters With Pets in Québec

The COVID-19 crisis has placed many Quebec pet owners in a dire situation when looking for rentals for their family.

The current vacancy rate of 1.8% in Quebec is at its all time low.
Lost income and stress caused by the pandemic and with no place to go, renters are under extreme pressure and forced to make very difficult decisions. Finding a rental unit in the present context is extremely difficult and even more so for families with companion animals.

Abandonment may be the only choice they have left.

Landlords are worried about damage to their property if they permit animals.

It is time to show open-mindedness and solidarity to ensure families with animals find housing. Landlords have nothing to fear. With or without an animal, tenants have the same obligations, including:

  • Keeping the unit clean and in good condition
  • Complying with municipal by-laws on animals and cleanliness
  • Not infringing on the peaceable enjoyment of other tenants or the landlord
  • Returning the rental to the landlord at the end of the lease in the condition in which it was received

Join the 1908 people who have taken action

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The moving season is approaching rapidly and families with pets are faced with a very troubling situation this year:
  1. Very few rental units available
  2. Landlords not accepting families with pets
  3. Financial difficulties due to the COVID Pandemic
  4. Real estate market forcing more people towards rental
  5. Régie Du Logement Du Québec not taking a positive position 
  6. Cost of renting drastically rising
  7. Cost of living drastically rising
  8. Forcing someone to abandon their pets is totally unacceptable
  9. Many provinces have already changed their rules making it illegal to ban pets in apartments
  10. Its time for Quebec to rise and change for the better, pets are family members

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Make a donation to help the SPCA West care for the animals that will be taken in over the moving season