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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 TRAC's template demand letter, [http:// | You can use TRAC's template demand letter, [http://tenants.bc.ca/template-letters/ Response to Illegal Rent Increase]. | ||
===Subsidized housing=== | ===Subsidized housing=== | ||
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===Reasons for higher rent increases=== | ===Reasons for higher rent increases=== | ||
The landlord must apply to the RTB for a rent increase above the allowable percentage. The application fee landlords must pay is $200, and $5 for each additional rental unit. The landlord must justify, or prove, to | The landlord must apply to the RTB for a rent increase above the allowable percentage. The application fee landlords must pay is $200, and $5 for each additional rental unit. The landlord must justify, or prove, to an arbitrator why the rent should be increased above the set amount. The arbitrator can: | ||
*deny the application or order a smaller rent increase, | *deny the application or order a smaller rent increase, | ||
*phase-in a large rent increase over a period of time, or | *phase-in a large rent increase over a period of time, or | ||
*order that the landlord obey certain conditions set out in the order. | *order that the landlord obey certain conditions set out in the order. | ||
The law sets out several reasons why a landlord can apply for an increase higher than the set amount, and the | The law sets out several reasons why a landlord can apply for an increase higher than the set amount, and the arbitrator must consider these reasons which are set out in section 23 of the [[Residential Tenancy Act|Residential Tenancy Regulation]]. Keep in mind the Regulation is something different from the Act. [http://www.rto.gov.bc.ca/documents/GL37.pdf Residential Tenancy Policy Guideline 37] gives detailed information about what arbitrators will consider in a hearing regarding above guideline rent increases. | ||
If the landlord has applied for a higher increase, you have the right to a dispute resolution hearing to present your side of the story to the Residential Tenancy Branch. For example if you have a repair order and the landlord has not done the repairs, you can present that as evidence. | If the landlord has applied for a higher increase, you have the right to a dispute resolution hearing to present your side of the story to the Residential Tenancy Branch. For example if you have a repair order and the landlord has not done the repairs, you can present that as evidence. | ||
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===Resources and forms=== | ===Resources and forms=== | ||
*TRAC Template Demand Letters - [http:// | *TRAC Template Demand Letters - [http://tenants.bc.ca/template-letters/ Response to Illegal Rent Increase] | ||
*RTB [http://www.rto.gov.bc.ca/documents/RTB-7.pdf Notice of Rent Increase - Residential Rental Units] | *RTB [http://www.rto.gov.bc.ca/documents/RTB-7.pdf Notice of Rent Increase - Residential Rental Units] | ||
*RTB [http://www.rto.gov.bc.ca/documents/RTB-11A.pdf Notice of Rent Increase - Manufactured Home Site] | *RTB [http://www.rto.gov.bc.ca/documents/RTB-11A.pdf Notice of Rent Increase - Manufactured Home Site] | ||