Bill 20: An Act to enact the Act to facilitate access to housing and amending various provisions with respect to housing

This bill most directly affects residential landlords and property managers in Quebec — whether they own a few units or a larger portfolio — who rent to low- or modest-income tenants or students. Landlords offering affordable or low-rental housing will be required to register with a new provincial lease application portal, follow prescribed matching and allocation rules, and notify the Société d'habitation du Québec of lease modifications. Student housing operators, including educational institutions and recognized private landlords renting to full-time students, face new proof-of-enrollment requirements and updated rules around lease resiliation and relocation. Divided co-ownership managers (condo corporations) will see new flexibility in how they invest contingency fund capital, along with updated government authority over maintenance log and fund study standards. Developers and non-profits seeking to acquire surplus government land for housing will also find new pathways under this legislation.