|
Rent
increases for Ontario
The new rent increase guideline which applies
to most residential units in Ontario is
0.7 per cent
and can begin any time between
January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011.
The annual rent increase guideline is the
maximum percentage by which a landlord can increase the rent without approval
from the Landlord and Tenant Board.
In most cases, the rent for a unit can be increased if at least 12 months have
passed since the tenant first moved in or since his or her last rent increase.
The tenant must be given proper written notice of the rental increase at least
90 days before the rent increase takes effect.
Landlords may apply to the Landlord and Tenant Board for an increase above the
guideline, if their costs for the municipal taxes or utilities have increased by
more than the guideline plus 50 per cent.
Landlords may also apply for an increase above
the guideline for operating costs related to security services and for eligible
capital expenditures.
Rent increases in British Columbia
Rent Increases for Alberta
There are
no rent controls in Alberta however Alberta’s tenancy legislation requires that six months must
pass between increases for monthly tenancies. A Landlord
cannot increase the rent unless the landlord serves on the
tenant a written notice. The notice must be dated, state the
effective date and be signed by the landlord.
1. weekly tenancy - at least 12 weeks
2. monthly tenancy - at least 3 months
3. periodic tenancy - at least 90 days
Rent Increases for Saskatchewan
Notice of rent increase must be given in writing (Form 5 -
Notice of Rent Increase) at least six full months before the
increase is to come into effect. As well, any rent increase
can only be served six months after the last rent increase
was served or the start of the tenancy.
Rent increases Manitoba
The 2011 rent
increase guideline is
1.5 per
cent, effective Jan. 1,
2011.
Under the
Residential Tenancies Act, tenants must
be given proper written notice at least
three months before the rent increase takes
effect. A notice to increase rent must meet
the requirements of The Residential
Tenancies Act The branch provides rent
increase forms for landlords to use. In
most circumstances, rents can only be
increased once a year. The guideline applies
to rented residential apartments, single
rooms, houses and duplexes.
There are some
exceptions to the guideline.
-
premises renting for
$1,120.00
or more per month as of Dec. 31,
2010;
-
personal care homes;
-
approved rehabilitated
rental units;
-
new buildings less than 15
years old where an occupancy permit was first issued or a
unit was first occupied after April 9, 2001; and
-
new buildings less than 20
years old where an occupancy permit was first issued or a
unit was first occupied after March 7, 2005.
Tenants can
object to any increase in rent regardless of whether it is at,
below or above the guideline. Landlords can apply for a larger
increase if they can demonstrate that the guideline amount will
not cover cost increases they have incurred.
Rent increases for New Brunswick
There are no rent
controls in New Brunswick. In a month-to-month
lease,2 month's notice is required to allow the tenant to be
able to give a month's notice to terminate the tenancy. In a
year-to-year lease, 3 months’ notice is required and the
tenant may elect to terminate the tenancy by serving at
least one month’s notice prior to the day the rent increase
is to take effect. If a fixed term tenancy using the lease
prescribed by the province indicates a check mark in the box
to allow for a rent increase during the year, the landlord
may do so with 3 month's notice. If not, then the full year
must pass before an increase is allowed.
Rent increases for Nova Scotia
There are no rent controls in Nova Scotia,
rent can be be
increased by any amount.
The rent can
only be increased once in a twelve month period.
Landlords are to give the tenants:
Year-to-year lease: four months notice
Month-to-month: four months notice
week-to-week: eight weeks notice
Mobile home lot: seven months notice
The landlord is to give the notice of a rent increase prior
to the anniversary date of the tenancy. The only exception
to this is in a mobile home park where the landlord has set
a date for all the increases to be effective.
2011 Rent increases for
Prince Edward Island
Heated Premises:2.00%
Unheated Premises:1.00%
Mobile Home
1.00%
Estimated average increase in rents in Quebec
Specific rules apply to residential rent increases.
For leases longer than 12 months, the Landlord and the
tenant are free to adjust the rent during the course of the
lease. If the duration of the lease is 12 months or less,
the rent may not be increased during the course of the
lease. There is no cap on rent increases or fixed rates of
increase however the tenant must be given proper notice in
writing.
Major repair expenses and unexpected major increases are a
separate calculation, in addition to the yearly rent
adjustments, or an amount over and above, if applied for,
to a
multi-year lease, with fixed rents in each of several years.
These averages increase are
presented as an indication and thereby are not
recommendations or fixed rates increase.Moreover,
these estimates do not take into account the specificities
of each building.
Therefore, a building operating expenses could justify
variation to rent separate from these estimates.
The following table
presents an estimate of increases in basic which does not
take into account variations of municipal and school taxes,
or major improvements
|
Heated dwellings
|
Estimate of the
increases
|
|
electric |
0,6 % |
|
gas |
0,6 % |
|
oil-fired |
2,7 % |
|
Unheated dwellings
|
0,5 % |
|
|
