Since the Act to amend various legislative provisions with respect to housing (Bill 31) was adopted in February 2024, you’ll probably find it more difficult to transfer your lease. But it’s not impossible! Here’s what you need to do.
To start, you need to find someone you want to transfer your lease to. Then, you need to send a written notice of lease transfer to your landlord. This notice needs to include the name and address of the person who’s interested in your rental unit. It also needs to include your desired date for the lease transfer.
Since your landlord has 15 days to respond after receiving the notice, the desired date for the lease transfer can’t be earlier than this deadline.
And if your landlord doesn’t respond to your notice within 15 days? It’s as though they said yes! You can transfer your lease to the person you chose.
If your landlord refuses
Since February 21, 2024, landlords no longer need a serious reason to refuse a lease transfer.
If your landlord refuses without a serious reason, the lease ends on the transfer date you put in your notice.
You can leave your unit on this date, but the person you wanted to transfer your lease to won’t be able to move in.
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In some cases, lease transfers aren’t allowed.
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