136. A notice of increase of rent, of change of a condition of the lease, of non-renewal of a lease or of retaking of possession given before 1 October 1980 is valid notwithstanding this Act.
If the delays granted to the lessee under the Act to promote conciliation between lessees and property-owners to reply to a notice contemplated in the first paragraph have not expired and if he has not replied to such a notice, the provisions of this Act apply.
In the case of a lease for a fixed term of over six months ending on or before 30 September 1980, the notice provided for by section 33 or by article 1659.1 or 1660.1 of the Civil Code of Lower Canada is valid if it is given three months before the end of the lease.