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

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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).


If the Arbitrator considers that the failure or reduction has resulted in a substantial reduction of the use and enjoyment of residential premises or of the service or facility, the Arbitrator can provide relief (e.g. allowing the tenant to pay less rent, or ordering the service or facility restored).  See also RTB Policy Guideline 22: Termination or Restriction of a Service or Facility.
If the Arbitrator considers that the failure or reduction has resulted in a reduction of the use and enjoyment of residential premises or of the service or facility, the Arbitrator can provide relief (e.g. allowing the tenant to pay less rent, or ordering the service or facility restored).  See also RTB Policy Guideline 22: Termination or Restriction of a Service or Facility.


== '''D. Subsidized Housing''' ==
== '''D. Subsidized Housing''' ==
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