dwelling, a room, a mobile home or land, and to services of a personal nature provided by the lessor to the lessee. A lessor must provide and maintain the dwelling in good habitable condition and a lessee is not bound by any contractual condition requiring them to acknowledge that the dwelling is in such a condition or preventing them from asserting otherwise. Other conditions pertain to the cleanliness of the dwelling and its general fitness for habitation. Prior to entering a lease, the prospective lessor must provide the lessee with a copy of any by-laws governing the immovable in question, which are deemed part of the lease. A lease must be made on a form prescribed by the Government for that purpose; and, within 10 days of the lease's commencement, the lessor must give the lessee a copy of the lease. A lease must be written in French but may additionally be written in any other language the parties see fit. Other provisions specific to residential leases provide protections for tenants against discrimination on account of factors such as pregnancy or having children, clauses which impose liquidated damages on tenants in excess of damage actually incurred to landlords, and conduct on the part of the landlord or any third party interfering with the peaceful possession of the immovable by the tenant during the course of the lease. Specific rules also govern the eviction process applicable in a contract of lease. The rent agreed in relation to a residential dwelling must be specified in the lease and be payable in equal instalments (although the final month's instalment may be less) on the first day of each month or on such other day as the parties agree. The lessor may not require the payment of instalment in excess of one month’s rent and may not exact payment of rent in advance for more than the first payment period or, if that period exceeds one month, payment of more than one month’s rent. Rent may not be adjusted within the first year of a fixed-term lease exceeding 12 months and may not be adjusted during the course of a fixed term lease of a period of 12 months or less. Ontario In Ontario, the Residential Tenancies Act 2006 governs tenancy agreements in the province and prescribes criteria similar to that under the Civil Code of Québec and statutes in other provinces and territories.