Rent receipt and final release template Quebec
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Rent Acquittance
Landlord: [First and last name or company], [address].
Tenant(s): [First and last name], [First and last name].
Dwelling: [full address, apartment no., city (Quebec), postal code].
Lease: from [date] to [date], monthly rent of $[amount].
[Option A] Acquittance for a period
I acknowledge having received from the tenant(s) full payment of the rent from [date] to [date], for a total of $[amount].
Detail: [12] months x $[amount]; [parking / services: $___].
[Option B] Final release at the end of the lease
The lease ended on [date] and the tenant returned the keys on [date]. I acknowledge that all rent owing under the lease has been paid and that [the tenant owes me no other sum / the tenant still owes me $[amount] for ___].
[I grant the tenant a release from any claim relating to rent, subject to any damage to the dwelling I may discover within [___] days.]
Signed in [city], on [date].
Landlord’s signature: ______________________________
[Option B – Tenant’s signature: ______________________________]
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Drafting notes
- A debtor who pays is entitled to an acquittance (Civil Code of Québec): the tenant may demand one.
- For a dwelling, the landlord may require no more than one month’s rent in advance and no security deposit; there is therefore no “deposit refund” to record at the end of the lease.
- A final release signed without reservation may bar the landlord from later claiming other amounts: state any reservation expressly.
- The acquittance does not replace the RL-31 slip, which the landlord must issue each year for the solidarity tax credit.
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Sonia Pin Legal counsel, business law
Sonia Pin is a legal professional specializing in business law and commercial litigation. She drafts and updates the contract and letter templates published on Avocat Montréal, with a focus on Quebec civil law (Civil Code of Québec) and the practical requirements of the courts and administrative tribunals.
