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Source: RTB Manitoba
Tenants must be given proper written notice at least three months before a rent increase takes effect (for example, if a landlord wants to increase the rent on January 1, a tenant must receive the notice on or before September 30). A notice to increase rent must meet the requirements of The Residential Tenancies Act. The branch provides Notice of Rent Increase forms for landlords to use, as an electronic form submission or in fill and print format. In most circumstances, rents can only be increased once a year. The rent increase guideline for 2025 is set using a transparent method, outlined in the Residential Rent Regulation. The guideline is determined based on the percentage change in the average annual “All-Items”, not seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index (Manitoba only) data published by Statistics Canada. For an explanation of how the annual rent increase guideline is calculated, click here. The guideline applies to most rented residential apartments, single rooms, houses and duplexes. Some units are exempt from Part 9 of The Residential Tenancies Act and do not have to follow the annual rent increase guideline. These are:
Landlords can apply for a larger increase if they can demonstrate that the guideline amount will not cover cost increases they have incurred. The economic adjustment factor for 2025 is 1.1 percent. The economic adjustment factor helps to offset the costs of inflation. For more information, please contact the branch office nearest you.
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Source: CBC News
Although came out in the news in 2019 this is very informative for Landlords to know this process is there for them. New fact sheet lays out how property owners can evict lawbreaking tenants Another tool has been added to the community safety toolbox with a new fact sheet about evicting tenants engaged in criminal activity, Point Douglas community activists say. The fact sheet, put together in collaboration with community members, lets landlords know what they need to do to evict tenants who are breaking the law and putting others at risk, Manitoba Justice Minister Cliff Cullen said Monday. "Giving a tool like this to landlords, so that landlords know what they need to do; to tenants, so that tenants know what their landlords can do, and to the community, all of those will contribute to improving the safety and the quiet enjoyment of tenants in rental accommodation," said Elaine Bishop, a longtime resident of north Point Douglas and a board member of SISTARS (Sisters Initiating Steps Towards a Renewed Society), which runs Barber House and the Eagle Wing Early Education Centre. "We saw the effect on tenants' lives of having to live in rooming houses where drugs were being used," she said. The fact sheet provides a checklist of what landlords need to evict a problem tenant. "What we need in communities is a whole toolbox of safety-related activities and resources that can help the community take charge of its own safety," Bishop said. "As somebody who lives in this community, I want to live in a safe neighbourhood, and this is another way of helping us do that." Check List :https://www.gov.mb.ca/justice/commsafe/pubs/scnafactsheet.pdf For more information, contact: Manitoba Justice Public Safety Investigations Phone (Winnipeg) (204) 945-3475 (Toll Free outside Winnipeg) 1-800-954-9361 |
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