When asking nicely
stops working.
Write your demand letter (mise en demeure) from a free template grounded in the Civil Code of Québec, then send it by certified email with a timestamped proof of receipt. No lawyer, no post office.
Free template · Certified sending $14.99 · No account required
mise-en-demeure.pdf
2 pages · 148 Ko
“Will it actually count?” Yes: if it's done right.
01
The right articles of law
Every template cites the relevant articles of the Civil Code of Québec : verified word for word on LégisQuébec. No approximate wording that weakens your file.
02
Receipt that's hard to deny
Quebec's LCCJTI governs transmission by technological means: section 31 provides that a document is presumed received when it becomes accessible at the address the recipient has indicated. No more “I never got anything.”
03
A report ready for your file
Sending confirmation, the recipient server's response, opening detection: timestamped to the second, with the document's SHA-256 fingerprint, in a downloadable PDF.
Tenant or landlord, the process is the same
Pick your situation: the template asks the questions, the letter assembles before your eyes, with the right articles of law.
Something else? Unpaid invoice, contractor dispute, commercial matter: send your own letter by certified email.
Upload your documentValid without a lawyer, at a fraction of the cost
The law does not require a demand letter to be written by a lawyer to be valid. What matters: the right elements, and proof that it was received.
Lawyer (drafting + sending)
$500 – $1,500
A few days to a few weeks
Bailiff (service)
$70 – $150
Depends on distance, letter not included
Registered mail
$15 – $25
3 to 5 days, trip required
Locato: template + certified sending
$14.99
A few minutes, from home
The full breakdown of options and costs: how much a demand letter costs in Quebec
From problem to proof, in three steps
Fill in a free template
Pick your situation, answer the questions, and the letter assembles before your eyes. Already have your letter? Skip straight to sending.
Send by certified email
$14.99 per send, paid at the moment of sending, or the landlord plan for unlimited. Your demand letter goes out within minutes, with delivery tracking.
Receive your proof report
Sending, delivery and opening timestamped to the second, compiled into a PDF ready to attach to your file if you need to go further.
Legal deadlines are short, and they don't forgive
1 month
That's all you have to respond to a rent increase notice. After that, the law presumes you accepted the increase.
3 weeks
Rent more than three weeks late can give the landlord the right to ask the tribunal to terminate the lease.
10 days
The deadline usually given in a demand letter for the other party to fix the situation before things go further.
Writing is free. Pay per send, or go unlimited.
Templates are free, with no account and no card. To send: pay per letter, or take the landlord plan and stop thinking about it.
Pay per send
One-time payment. No account required.
- Certified email sent to the recipient
- Timestamped proof of receipt
- Downloadable PDF proof report
- Automatic refund if not delivered within 24 h
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Frequently asked questions
What's been dragging on for months can be settled today
A demand letter sent on time often settles the problem without a tribunal hearing. But you have to send it.