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== Notice of rent increase == | == Notice of rent increase == | ||
Your landlord can raise your rent once a year starting 12 months from the day you moved in and started paying rent. The landlord must give you notice in writing at least three full months before the increase starts. For example, if you pay rent on the first day of the month, your landlord must give you written notice by the last day of the month, three months before the increase takes effect. The notice has to be on a form called | Your landlord can raise your rent once a year starting 12 months from the day you moved in and started paying rent. The landlord must give you notice in writing at least three full months before the increase starts. For example, if you pay rent on the first day of the month, your landlord must give you written notice by the last day of the month, three months before the increase takes effect. The notice has to be on a form called [http://canlii.ca/en/bc/laws/stat/rsbc-1996-c-177/latest/rsbc-1996-c-177.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQAQZ3VpZGUgYW5pbWFsIGFjdAAAAAAB Notice of Rent Increase] from the Residential Tenancy Branch or should at least contain all the information which is on the Notice of Rent Increase form. | ||
===Wrong notice period=== | ===Wrong notice period=== | ||
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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'''. | 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 == | == Above guideline increases == | ||