Cession de bail. Handled properly.
Quebec tenants have strong rights to assign or sublet their lease. Tenaivo manages the entire process — forms, timelines, consent tracking, and TAL compliance.
Cession de bail vs. sous-location — what's the difference?
Cession de bail (Lease assignment)
The original tenant transfers the lease to a new tenant permanently. The new tenant takes over all rights and obligations. The original tenant is no longer responsible.
When it happens:
Tenant moving, relocation, life change
Sous-location (Subletting)
The original tenant temporarily rents to a subtenant. The original tenant remains responsible for rent and obligations. They must return at the end of the sublet.
When it happens:
Temporary absence, travel, work assignment
Your rights as a landlord in Quebec
You must respond within 15 days of receiving a cession request. Silence = consent.
You can only refuse for serious reasons — credit issues, insufficient income, or incompatible use of the premises.
You cannot charge fees for processing a cession or sublet request.
If you refuse without valid reason, the tenant can apply to the TAL.
Never miss a deadline
Tenant submits cession request
Tenaivo alerts you — 3 days to respond
⚠ Alert sent
Response deadline — respond or consent is granted
Transfer complete — new tenant profile created
✓ Logged