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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 | 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. | |||