Difference between revisions of "Rent Increase in Residential Tenancies (19:VI)"

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== VII. RENT INCREASES ==


=== A. Rent Increases and Notice ===
== A. Rent Increases and Notice ==




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The rent increase formula for Manufactured Home Parks is 2% plus inflation plus the proportionate amount of the increases to regulated utilities and local government levies.  
The rent increase formula for Manufactured Home Parks is 2% plus inflation plus the proportionate amount of the increases to regulated utilities and local government levies.  


=== B. New Lease with Same Tenant and Location ===
== B. New Lease with Same Tenant and Location ==




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=== C. Hidden Rent Increases ===
== C. Hidden Rent Increases ==


The tenant can apply to an Arbitrator under s 27 of the RTA, if the landlord starts to charge the tenant for a service or facility previously included in the rent (e.g. for cable television or laundry that was previously free), or takes away a service or facility previously enjoyed by a tenant (e.g. stops providing cable television or laundry that was previously included in the rent, without decreasing the rent proportionately).
The tenant can apply to an Arbitrator under s 27 of the RTA, if the landlord starts to charge the tenant for a service or facility previously included in the rent (e.g. for cable television or laundry that was previously free), or takes away a service or facility previously enjoyed by a tenant (e.g. stops providing cable television or laundry that was previously included in the rent, without decreasing the rent proportionately).