Bill 82 explained in plain English
Residential Tenancies Amendment Act (Rules Relating to Rent Increases), 2013
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This bill amends the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, to remove exemptions and apply existing rent increase rules to certain previously exempt rental units.
Bill 82, the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act (Rules Relating to Rent Increases), 2013, aims to extend rent increase rules to certain rental units that were previously exempt. It removes exemptions for rental units that were not occupied before specific dates, were not previously rented, or were in buildings not used for residential purposes before certain dates. These changes mean that rent increase rules will now apply to these types of rental units.
- Removes exemptions from rent increase rules for certain types of rental units.
- Extends the application of existing rent increase rules to these previously exempt units.
- Amends the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006.
- Landlords of rental units that were previously exempt from rent increase rules.
- Tenants of rental units that were previously exempt from rent increase rules.
- The Residential Tenancies Act, 2006.
- Rent increase rules will now apply to rental units that were previously exempt because they were not occupied for any purpose before June 17, 1998.
- Rent increase rules will now apply to rental units that were previously exempt because no part of them had been rented since July 29, 1975.
- Rent increase rules will now apply to rental units that were previously exempt because no part of the building, mobile home park, or land lease community was occupied for residential purposes before November 1, 1991.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill text does not specify the exact dates when the previous exemptions applied, beyond referencing them in the context of the repealed subsection. These dates are June 17, 1998, July 29, 1975, and November 1, 1991.
- The bill does not detail the specific rent increase rules that will now apply, only that existing rules will be extended.
The bill amends this Act to extend rules governing rent increases to certain types of rental units.
Source: Title and Explanatory Note
This subsection, which outlined exemptions for certain rental units from rent increase rules, is removed and replaced with provisions that remove these exemptions.
Source: Section 1
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