2026 Rent Increase Notice Form: What Every Rental Property Owner Needs to Know

The 2026 rent increase notice form is the official model from the Tribunal administratif du logement, required for any annual rent increase in Quebec. Based in Victoriaville, Gestion Morin handles the rent increase notice, T-31 statements, and leases for entire rental portfolios, from the calculation right through to compliant delivery.

The official TAL form: what it includes

The Tribunal administratif du logement provides a model called "Avis d'augmentation de loyer et de modification d'une autre condition du bail" (Notice of Rent Increase and of Modification of Another Condition of the Lease), available in PDF format. It lets you indicate the current rent, the proposed rent, the effective date, and, where applicable, any changes to other lease conditions. An owner isn't required to use this exact model, but the notice must be in writing and contain the same essential information, otherwise it can be disputed.

For a single building, filling out this form once a year is manageable. For a portfolio of dozens of units, the same task becomes a repetitive administrative operation, one where every date or calculation error exposes the owner to a challenge before the Tribunal.

The applicable percentage for 2026: what to check before sending the notice

The TAL publishes a base percentage every year to govern rent increases. For notices given on or after January 1, 2026, this base percentage is set at 3.1%, with separate rates applying to the portion of rent tied to tenant services and to capital expenditures. Notices given before that date follow a different table.

This percentage isn't a single universal figure: it varies depending on the components of the rent, the renovations carried out, and the nature of the services included. Before sending a notice, the calculation needs to be checked directly against the criteria published by the TAL, building by building. It's exactly this kind of verification, repeated across multiple units, that adds weight to managing a portfolio in-house.

Timelines and delivery method: the mistakes that invalidate a notice

The notice must be sent in writing, within the timelines set out according to the length of the lease. A notice sent too late, or sent through a method that isn't recognized, can be ruled without effect, which pushes the increase back a full year. The tenant then has one month after receiving the notice to accept it or contest it in writing.

In a rental portfolio, leases don't all come up for renewal on the same date. Without a rigorous tracking system, it becomes easy to miss the sending window for one unit while handling the others. This kind of oversight, more than the calculation itself, is what ends up costing an owner the most over the years.

Why a rental portfolio can't handle notices one building at a time

Take a hypothetical example: an owner holds twelve units spread across three buildings, with renewal dates staggered throughout the year. Handling each notice separately, without a centralized file, multiplies the risk of errors in percentage, date, or wording. Gestion Morin's rent increase notice, T-31 statements, and lease service is built for exactly this kind of portfolio: each tenant file is tracked individually, with deadlines calculated in advance and notices sent according to the rules.

This same documentary rigour extends to T-31 statements, which must accurately reflect the actual occupancy of each unit. A poorly maintained tenant file complicates a rent increase dispute just as much as any potential proceeding before the Tribunal.

Renovations and rent increases: when an RBQ licence changes the calculation

Capital expenditures, such as major renovations, can justify an additional portion of the rent increase, according to TAL criteria. This is where Gestion Morin's RBQ general contractor licence makes a concrete difference: renovations stay in-house rather than being subcontracted out, which means the work can be documented directly, without a middleman.

For an owner, this means a renovation file that lines up with the resulting increase notice, rather than two separate processes handled by different companies. To learn more about the connection between renovations and rental management, you can check out the Gestion Morin blog.

What a rental portfolio owner should take away

The form itself is only part of the job. The real challenge lies in the exact calculation per building, meeting deadlines, and keeping leases, T-31 statements, and renovations consistent with one another. For an owner still handling this process alone, between tenant calls and maintenance emergencies, these notices often end up being sent late or incomplete.

If you'd like to hand off this process for your entire portfolio, you can request a quote to discuss your portfolio with Gestion Morin.

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