Form Directions:: To The Tenant(s)
Form Directions:: To The Tenant(s)
Form Directions:: To The Tenant(s)
FORM DIRECTIONS: If you are accessing this form from the B.C. Government Web site, it can be filled out at a computer
workstation or print and complete the form by hand. If completing sections by hand, please print clearly, using dark ink. If you are
completing this form at a computer, simply type in your response in the boxes. If you cannot complete all the sections right away, you
can print off what you have completed, and fill in the remaining fields by hand. It’s important to note that you cannot save the
completed form to your computer, therefore, after you complete the form, make sure you review the form for accuracy and print the
number of copies you require before you leave the document or shut down the program/computer.
This form is used by the landlord to notify a tenant of a rent increase. The landlord must give the tenant at least
three months' notice. See page 2 for further information.
To the Tenant(s):
first and middle name last name
Mailing Address:
site/unit # street # and name city province postal code
From the Landlord: (if applicable enter full legal business name in last name)
first and middle name(s) last name(s)
Your personal information is collected under section 26 (a) and (c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act for the purpose of
administering the Residential Tenancy Act. If you have any questions regarding the collection of your personal information, please call 604-660-1020
in Greater Vancouver; 250-387-1602 in Victoria; or 1-800-665-8779 elsewhere in B.C.
Landlord Signature:
• I, certify that the information provided on this form is true and accurate.
DD/MM/YYYY full name of landlord or business(print) signature of landlord or business
Giving a Notice of Rent Increase Under the Residential Tenancy Act (RTA)
• Once a year, the landlord may increase the rent for the existing tenant. The landlord may only increase the rent 12 months after
the date that the existing rent was established with the tenant(s) or 12 months after the date of the last legal rent increase for
the tenant(s), even if there is a new landlord or a new tenant by way of an assignment.
• A landlord must give a tenant at least 3 whole months' notice, in writing, of a rent increase. For example, if the rent is
due on the first day of the month and the tenant is given notice any time in January, even January 1st, there must be 3 whole
months before the rent increase begins. In this example, the months are February, March, and April, so the rent increase would
begin on May 1st. The landlord must use this form, Notice of Rent Increase, and must serve according to the RTA.
• It is an offence for a landlord or a landlord’s agent to collect a rent increase in any other way other than in accordance with Part
3 of the RTA.
• A Notice sent by mail (which is one method of service) is deemed to be received on the 5th day after it was mailed. For
example, a rent increase given personally to a tenant on or before January 31st, could be effective May 1st; a rent increase
given by registered mail should be mailed on or before January 26th for the increase to be effective on May 1st.
• A tenant may not apply for dispute resolution to dispute a rent increase that complies with Part 3 of the RTA.
• A landlord may only impose a rent increase up to the amount calculated in accordance with the regulations or as ordered by an
arbitrator. If a tenant believes that the rent increase is more than allowed by the regulations, the tenant may contact the
Residential Tenancy Branch for assistance.
• For further information on rent increases, see Part 3 of the RTA and Part 4 of the Residential Tenancy Regulation.