SS · Residential Tenancies Act
Part 1 — Periodic Tenancies
14 Notice of increase in rent
residential tenancy agreement or recover any additional rent
resulting from an increase unless the landlord serves on the tenant a
written notice of the increase in rent
(a) in respect of a weekly tenancy, at least 12 tenancy weeks,
(b) in respect of a monthly tenancy, at least 3 tenancy months,
and
(c) in respect of any other periodic tenancy, at least 90 days,
before the date on which the increase is to be effective.
(2) A notice under this section must indicate the date on which the
increase is to be effective and must be dated and signed by the
landlord.
(3) If the residential tenancy agreement provides for a period of
notice longer than the period specified in subsection (1), the
landlord must give at least that longer period of notice before
increasing the rent payable or recovering any additional rent
resulting from the increase.
(4) A landlord shall not increase the rent payable under a
residential tenancy agreement or recover any additional rent
resulting from an increase unless the prescribed amount of time has
passed, which shall not be less than 1 year.
(5) A tenant under a periodic tenancy who receives a notice under
this section and who fails to give to the landlord notice of
termination effective on or before the date the rent increase is to be
effective is deemed to have agreed to the increase in rent.
(6) A notice of increase in rent that does not comply with or is not
given in accordance with this section is void.
(7) A tenant who pays increased rent pursuant to a notice of
increase in rent that does not comply with or is not given in
accordance with this section may recover the amount by which the
rent was increased in an action in debt.
(8) A period of notice required by this section may be modified by
a regulation made under section 70(1)(c.1).
2004 cR-17.1 s14;2007 c11 s1