D-13.01 - Act to limit lessors’ right of eviction and to enhance the protection of senior lessees

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8. Section 1 applies to eviction processes under way on 6 June 2024.
Article 1959.1 of the Civil Code, as amended by section 5, applies to processes of eviction and of repossession of a dwelling that are under way on 6 June 2024.
Section 1 of this Act and article 1959.1 of the Civil Code, as amended by section 5, do not apply to processes of eviction or of repossession of a dwelling in the following situations:
(1)  the notice of eviction or of repossession of a dwelling was sent before 22 May 2024; or
(2)  the notice of eviction or of repossession of a dwelling was sent after 21 May 2024 and, as the case may be,
(a)  the lessee notified the lessor before 6 June 2024 of their intention to comply with the notice; or
(b)  the lessor applied to the Administrative Housing Tribunal before 6 June 2024 for authorization to evict the lessee or to repossess the dwelling.
2024, c. 23, s. 8.