u/Corbutte

Howdy folks! I am looking to do a lease transfer on my current apartment for July 1st/2nd. The landlord has taken it upon himself to sabotage this process, and so I doubt he will accept any transfer I submit. I think this is to force me into moving out a few days early, and he has "generously" offered to terminate the lease on the 29th of June, after sabotaging my last attempt at a lease transfer.

The lease term started on the 29th of a month, an obsession of his I still don't fully understand. I pay rent on the 29th of every month. This is an issue, because my new place will not be available until the 1st, with us having booked a truck on the 2nd, and any lease transfer I would want to do would obviously happen on either of those days.

I am weighing my options here, and as I see it there are two possibilities:

- I do my diligence in finding a suitable candidate, and submit a lease transfer for July 1st/2nd. He rejects it for a "non-serious" reason. Technically my lease will terminate after the July rental period starts on the 29th of June, leaving me on the hook.

- I accept his offer and leave on the 29th. I eat the cost and headache of a double move and live with my girlfriend for a few days. I estimate, accounting for lost work hours, this would cost about half my current monthly rent.

The landlord absolutely insists that if I stay until the 1st, I must pay on the 29th. Please do not ask why, I wish I could tell you. He often only accepts the etransfer on the 2nd or 3rd of the month. I am just as baffled as you.

So, to do the math properly, here's my question: If I am only on the lease for two/three days, am I still liable for paying the entire month's rent? This was a surprisingly difficult topic to research. If you have any relevant TAL cases or official sources, I would love to be able to present them to my landlord.

>Quebec Court of Appeal has ruled that actors can smoke on stage during performances, finding it can be protected as artistic expression.

Justice Judith Harvie ruled that banning smoking on stage does more harm to freedom of expression than good.

>The case stems from fines issued under Quebec’s tobacco control law, which bans smoking in enclosed public spaces, including cultural venues.

The government appealed a Superior Court decision that struck down a $500 fine against three Quebec City theatres for allowing actors to smoke during performances between 2017 and 2019.

Those shows included Conversations avec mon pénis presentend at Premier Acte.

>“In this play, the man is talking to his own genitalia because he got testicular cancer diagnosis. So, of course, he’s going to be stressed. And if you’re the audience watching that and it’s a fake cigarette, it kind of breaks the suspension of disbelief that’s necessary for the theatre.”

You heard it here first folks. The next time you're at a show and the actor is smoking an authentic ciagrette, you can thank testicular cancer.

Owing on a lease for 2 days of occupancy?