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Main OBLIGATIONS of the tenant during the lease

• To pay the agreed rent on the agreed date (art. 1855 of C.c.Q.).
  Take a look at our information leaflet Paying the Rent.
  
  
• To use the dwelling with prudence and diligence (art. 1855 of C.c.Q.).
  
  
• Not to change the form or destination of the dwelling(art. 1856 of C.c.Q.).
  
  
• To maintain the dwelling in clean condition (art. 1911 of C.c.Q.).
  
  
• To respect the laws pertaining to the safety and sanitation of the dwelling (art. 1912, alinéa 1 of C.c.Q.).
  
  
• To make the lesser maintenance repairs in certain cases (art. 1864 of C.c.Q.).
  Take a look at our information leaflet The Tenant and Urgent and Necessary Repairs.
  
  
• To allow urgent and necessary repairs (art. 1865 of C.c.Q.).
  Take a look at our information leaflets The Tenant and Urgent and Necessary Repairs and Major work .
  
  
• To allow the landlord to verify the condition of the dwelling, to have it visited by a prospective acquirer, the posting of signs and its visit to a prospective tenant and the work to be done (art. 1857, 1930_and next, of C.c.Q.). Take a look at our information leaflet Access to the Dwelling and Visiting Rights .
  
  
• Not to change the locks of the dwelling (art. 1934 of C.c.Q.).
  
  
• To act in such a way as not to disturb the normal enjoyment of the other tenants and/or of the landlord (art. 1860 of C.c.Q.). Take a look at our information leaflet Noise.
  
  
• To inform the landlord about a serious defect or deterioration (art. 1866 of C.c.Q.).
  Take a look at our information leaflet The Tenant and Urgent and Necessary Repairs.

Main OBLIGATIONS of the tenant at the end of the lease

• To remove all his movable effects (art. 1978 of C.c.Q.).
  
  
• To leave the dwelling in the condition in which he received it (art. 1890 and art. 1891 of C.c.Q.)