2022 Allowable Rent Increase
- The provincially mandated rent freeze is set to expire at the end of 2021.
- For manufactured home park tenancies, the 2022 maximum increase will be 1.5% plus a proportional amount for the change in local government levies and regulated utility fees.
- January 2022 will be the first time landlords are be able to raise rents on existing residential tenancies since March 2020.
- Landlords must provide tenants with three full months’ notice using the correct notice of rent increase form.
- Link to more information on rent increases: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/residential-tenancies/during-a-tenancy/rent-increases
Previous Maximum Rent Increases
The following table outlines the maximum allowable rent increases for the past few years:
| Year | Maximum Allowable Rent Increase |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.6% |
| 2019 | 2.5% |
| 2018 | 4.0% |
| 2017 | 3.7% |
| 2016 | 2.9% |
| 2015 | 2.5% |
| 2014 | 2.2% |
| 2013 | 3.8% |
| 2012 | 4.3% |
| 2011 | 2.3% |
| 2010 | 3.2% |
| 2009 | 3.7% |
| 2008 | 3.7% |
| 2007 | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 3.8% |
| 2004 | 4.6% |
Landlords may not retroactively apply a rent increase. If a landlord did not issue a rent increase in the previous year, or issued a rent increase that was less than the amount allowed by law, they cannot later apply a rent increase to catch up.
