Request for Rent Payment Extension (COVID-19/Coronavirus)

This document is a request for an extension of rent payment due to Covid-19/Coronavirus. As a result of the global pandemic, many people are experiencing severe economic hardship, through loss of employment, reduced working hours, or many other factors. One of the major payments that people face each month is the payment of their rent. In this document, a tenant can ask their landlord for an extension to pay their rent.

This document is fairly simple and contains only the basic elements needed to make this request.

This application is for a tenant who wants to apply for an extension to pay his rent. For landlords who wish to complete an agreement for postponement, suspension or other plan for payment of rent due to Coronavirus, the Temporary Modification Agreement for Payment of Rent (Covid-19/Coronavirus) is more suitable.

How do I use this document?

This document asks only a few simple questions about the rent situation and is automatically filled out with a complete letter.

The contact details of the landlord and the tenant are requested, as well as some basic information about the rent, such as the due date and the duration of the extension requested by the tenant. Finally, an easy question is asked whether the lease contains provisions for late payment of rent.

Once this document is completed, it must be printed, signed and copied. One copy can be sent to the landlord and another copy kept by the tenant. It can also be digitally signed and emailed, which may be more convenient for all parties.

Applicable Law

Each Province and Territory will have its own legislation governing residential and commercial tenancies. There is no specific law applicable to an application for a rent extension, but there may be specific terms in the lease governing such an application.

How to modify the template?

You fill out a form. The document is created before your eyes as you respond to the questions.

At the end, you receive it in Word and PDF formats. You can modify it and reuse it.