About

We offer second-line housing law services to provide concrete responses to the impacts of the housing crisis.

These legal representation services are offered in partnership with housing committees, which provide first-line services directly to tenants who are victims of abusive practices.

Abusive Housing Practices

As a tenant, many legally complex situations may arise: renovictions, illegal or excessive rent increases, violations of repossession rights, intimidation, harassment, or refusal to maintain the dwelling.

How It Works

This program includes the following services and interventions:

• Legal representation before the Tribunal administratif du logement (TAL)
• Specialized advice for housing committees
• Documentation of gaps in current laws as part of strategic litigation
• Concrete recommendations addressed to elected officials as part of advocacy efforts

The project is carried out with the support of the town of Montréal as part of the Agir ensemble pour la lutte contre la pauvreté et l’exclusion sociale program.

Juripop’s housing law legal clinic project is made possible through financial assistance from the Fonds québécois d’initiatives sociales (FQIS), under the Alliance pour la solidarité, in collaboration with the ministère de l’Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale.

The notarial profession financially supports collective initiatives that promote the development of a vibrant and accessible legal society for the population of Quebec. Because access to justice is a right for everyone.