Legislation · Quebec · Provincial
Bill 494 — An Act to amend the Civil Code to render without effect the clauses of a lease of a dwelling tending to prohibit companion animals
Clarion tracks Bill 494 before Quebec — its status, sponsor, plain-language summary, and every stage it moves through, each cited to the official record.
- Status
- Introduced
- Sponsor
- Andrés Fontecilla
- Introduced
- 2023-05-25
- Session
- 43-1
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What it does
AI plain-language summary of the official text.
Bill PL 494, introduced in the Quebec National Assembly on May 25, 2023, proposes to amend the Civil Code to render void any clause in a residential lease that prohibits tenants from keeping companion animals. The bill aims to protect tenants' ability to own pets regardless of lease restrictions. It was introduced and has not yet advanced beyond that initial stage.
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