B.C. landlords allowed to impose massive rent hikes after mortgage payments spike
B.C. landlords allowed to impose massive rent hikes after mortgage payments spike
Two B.C. landlords whose costs have skyrocketed – due to their variable-rate mortgage – have been allowed to impose huge rent hikes on their tenants to offset their financial losses.
Two B.C. landlords whose costs have skyrocketed – due to their variable-rate mortgage – have been allowed to impose huge rent hikes on their tenants to offset their financial losses.
In a recent ruling, an arbitrator with the province's Residential Tenancy Branch approved increases totalling 23.5 per cent over two years for each of the landlords' four rental units.
That's on top of the 3.5 per cent annual increase previously approved by the B.C. government for 2024.
"The landlords experienced dramatic interest rate increases which have made managing the property unsustainable," reads the ruling, which was published in May.
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