About Très Bons Locataires

We are the TBL Editorial Team: a group of Quebec tenants who document, analyze, and explain housing law — so that no one has to face a notice of rent increase, a repossession, or a hearing at the TAL alone.

Last update of this page: October 18, 2026.

Who we are

Très Bons Locataires, Mauvais Proprios (Good Tenants, Bad Landlords) was born from a Facebook support group that brings together more than 13,000 tenants across Quebec. Throughout our discussions, we noticed the same thing, over and over: tenants who are unaware of their rights, who sign under pressure, who do not dare to contest an abusive rent increase, or who discover the deadlines of the Tribunal administratif du logement (TAL) too late.

This site is our response: a citizen observatory of housing law, which compiles real decisions from the TAL, explains the rules of the game in plain language, and puts concrete tools into the hands of tenants — notice templates, rent increase calculators, and directories of deadlines and forms. To date, we have published 200 articles, each one proofread against official texts.

The team — who writes these articles

The TBL Editorial Team is an independent editorial team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. We are Quebec tenants who document housing law based on real decisions from the Tribunal administratif du logement (TAL), verified in full text before publication.

Our method: each article is proofread against the official text of the decision (CanLII or SOQUIJ); our articles are prepared with the assistance of artificial intelligence, then each fact is verified by the team before being posted online. We publish general information in plain language — never definitive legal advice on a specific case.

The founder

Hicham Litefti is the founder and editor-in-chief of Très Bons Locataires, an independent Quebec media outlet dedicated to tenants' rights. Since 2015, he has managed the Facebook community "Très bons locataires, mauvais proprios," which brings together approximately 13,700 members across Quebec. His analyses are prepared based on official decisions from the Tribunal administratif du logement and current legislation, then verified at the source before publication.

Our mission

Our work is based on three commitments:

• Documenting: analyzing TAL decisions and drawing practical lessons from them — what the tribunal requires as evidence, costly mistakes, and remedies that work.
• Explaining: translating the Civil Code of Québec, Act 31, and TAL criteria into accessible language, without unnecessary jargon.
• Equipping: offering letter templates, calculators, and directories to act within deadlines, using the right words.

Our sources

We only cite verifiable and official sources: published decisions of the Tribunal administratif du logement, the Civil Code of Québec (via LégisQuébec), popularized fact sheets from Éducaloi, and guides from Quebec housing committees. Each article indicates its references: if information cannot be sourced, we do not publish it as a fact.

Editorial policy

Each published article follows the same method, without exception:

• Fact-checking: every amount, every date, and every rule of law is proofread against the official text of the decision (CanLII or SOQUIJ) before publication. If a reference cannot be verified, we explicitly state it.
• Primary sources: TAL decisions, Civil Code of Québec (LégisQuébec), Éducaloi fact sheets, housing committee guides. No legal claim relies on a secondary source alone.
• Independence: we do not publish disguised sponsored content or advertising for professional services. Our investigations do not favor either tenants or landlords: they describe what the tribunal actually decided.
• Corrections: a reported error is corrected as soon as possible, with a dated mention of the correction when the meaning of the text is modified.
• Anonymity: tenant stories published are anonymized upon request, and shared screenshots respect our community rules.

Dates and traceability

Each article displays its publication date and its legal references (articles of the Civil Code of Québec, cited TAL decisions). Housing law evolves — Act 31, new TAL criteria — and we update our articles when the rules change. A correction that modifies the meaning of a text is flagged and dated directly within the concerned article.

Transparency: artificial intelligence

Our articles are prepared with the assistance of artificial intelligence based on official decisions, then each fact is verified by the team against the text of the judgment before publication. AI helps us structure and popularize; it never decides on its own what is published. When information remains uncertain, we say so — we prefer an honest reservation to an invented claim.

What we are not

We are neither lawyers nor legal professionals, and this site does not replace a legal consultation. We publish general information: for advice tailored to your case, contact a lawyer who is a member of the Barreau du Québec, a housing committee in your region, or the TAL registry directly. We never provide definitive advice on a specific case.

Joining us

The community also lives on Facebook and TikTok, where we share our articles and answer the most frequent questions. Have you experienced a situation that deserves to be documented? Write to us via the Contact page — each story is read by the team before any publication, and anonymity is always respected. Your personal data is processed according to our privacy policy (Act 25).