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If your landlord does not give you proper notice, write a letter to the landlord and say why you won’t pay the illegal rent increase. Always keep anything your landlord gives you in writing and keep a copy of your letter.
If your landlord does not give you proper notice, write a letter to the landlord and say why you won’t pay the illegal rent increase. Always keep anything your landlord gives you in writing and keep a copy of your letter.


You can use [http://www.tenants.bc.ca/main/?Templatedemandletters TRAC's template demand letter- Response to illegal rent increase.]
You can use [http://www.tenants.bc.ca/main/?Templatedemandletters TRAC's template demand letter- Response to Illegal Rent Increase.]
 
===Subsidized housing===
 
Rules about rent increases may not apply if you live in subsidized housing operated by government or non-profit societies. Call BC Housing for more information about how rent is calculated when your rent is subsidized: '''(604) 433-1711''', or outside the Lower Mainland at '''1-800-257-7756'''.
 
 
== Above guideline increases ==
If a rent increase falls within the allowable percentage, it cannot be disputed. You do not have to pay increases higher than the allowable percentage unless the increase is ordered by the [[Residential Tenancy Branch]]. If you agree in writing to a rent increase above the allowable percentage, the landlord does not have to apply to the RTB for the increase. However, if you do not agree to the increase, the
landlord must apply for an RTB order to increase the rent.
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