Tenants and landlords have obligations and rights. For instance, the main obligation of a tenant is to pay the rent and to be paying it on time while the main obligation of the landlord is to deliver the dwelling in a good habitable condition and to maintain it in that state.

The Law of the Régie du logement and the articles of the civil code (Code civil du Québec) pertaining to the nature of lease give the accurate information on the obligations and rights of tenants and landlors in matters of residential leasing.