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BC rent increase calculator

BC's maximum rent increase for 2027 is 2.2%. Enter the rent and your last increase date to see the most you can charge, the earliest date it can start, and when the notice has to be served.

No increase yet? Use the date the tenancy started.

Nothing you enter here is saved or sent anywhere.

Maximum new rent—
Earliest date the increase can take effect
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Serve the notice by, in person
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…if posted on the door or in the mail slot
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…if sent by mail
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Track this for every suite

LandlordLog keeps your rent, deposits and repairs, works out each suite's next increase automatically, and exports your year for the CRA T776.

BC's rent increase rules, in plain terms

  • One increase every 12 months. At least 12 months must pass since the last increase took effect, or since the tenancy began if there hasn't been one.
  • Three full months' written notice on the Residential Tenancy Branch's Notice of Rent Increase form (RTB-7). The months are counted in full rent periods, so for rent due on the 1st, notice received in January means the increase can start May 1 at the earliest.
  • No more than the yearly limit set by the province, based on the year the increase takes effect. Asking for more needs RTB approval.
  • Allow for delivery. A notice sent by mail is treated as received five days later, and one posted on the door or in a mail slot three days later.

BC's maximum rent increase by year

Increases taking effect inMaximum

This calculator is a guide, not legal advice. Check your notice with the BC government's rent increase page and the RTB's own calculator.

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