Landlord Wins Rent Increase Case: United Properties Ottawa v Tenants
Landlord granted 0.25% rent increase for some units at 130 Somerset Street West due to extraordinary municipal tax hike, but rent freeze period impacts part of application
Summarized by RentZenLast updated: July 26, 2024
Case Summary
130 Somerset Street West, Ottawa, ON K2P0H9
Decision in favor of
landlord
Balance Owed
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Timeline
Order Date
Oct 25, 2021
Dispute Summary
Landlord applied for an order permitting the rent charged to be increased by more than the guideline for one or more of the rental units in the residential complex because of municipal taxes and charges.
Determinations
- Landlord justified a rent increase above the guideline because of an extraordinary increase in the cost for municipal taxes and charges
- Landlord's amended application filed on October 27, 2020 accepted, with the address of the residential complex amended to 130 Somerset Street West, Ottawa, ON, K2P 0H9
- Municipal taxes and charges claimed by the Landlord in the application accepted
- Some rental units listed in the application were not served with the application and notice of hearing, so the Board shall amend the application by removing these rental units
- The portion of the Landlord's application seeking a rent increase that would take effect during the period January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 must be dismissed due to the rent freeze period introduced by the Helping Tenants and Small Businesses Act, 2020
Decision Summary
The Landlord may increase the rents charged by 0.25% for the units set out in Schedule 1, within the time period of May 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. The portion of the Landlord's application seeking an above-guideline rent increase due to an extraordinary increase in municipal taxes and charges to take effect during the period January 1, 2021 to April 30, 2021 is dismissed.
Adjudicator Details
LTB Member
Total Orders
81
Landlord Favorable
92.6%
Tenant Favorable
2.5%
Mutual Agreement
4.9%
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