The Legal Clinic of the Barreau du Québec has opened 500 time slots for consultations on housing law. Students from the École du Barreau will offer their advice free of charge to the first registrants until mid-July.
This was announced by the Quebec Bar in a press release on Tuesday.
The Legal Clinic of the Barreau du Québec will offer in-person appointments in its centers in Montreal, Quebec, Gatineau and Sherbrooke, in addition to offering virtual appointments.
Students from the École du Barreau who work at the Legal Clinic will offer their advice “under the close supervision of experienced lawyers,” the Bar said in its press release.
These meetings are a way for the Legal Clinic to help “reduce the stress experienced by people who are at risk of losing their housing, who are facing unreasonable rent increases, attempts at renoviction or repossessions. illegal housing”, we can read in the press release.
People seeking advice on housing will be able to book a consultation starting Tuesday on the website of the Legal Clinic of the Barreau du Québec.