Responding to rent increase for capital expenditure

Recorded on October 25, 2022

 

[1:18:19] This session provides information from an individual very familiar with the issues arising in cases in which a landlord increases rent to cover capital expenditures. The session discusses what to watch out for and how to help clients dealing with such cases.

 

ARI-C – Additional Rent Increase - Capital

 

Presentation materials (PDF download)

 

0:00 Introduction

03:36 Overview of the process for ARI-C

08:57 Assessing the chance of meaningful success

16:11 The preliminary hearing

24:43 How to request for evidence

27:47 Landlord’s burden of proof

40:18 Landlord’s maintenance

48:18 Tenant’s burden of proof

55:20 Statutory interpretation of what is a major system or component

1:06:10 Q&A

 

Speakers:

Lasse Hvitved, Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre (TRAC)

 

Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre: https://tenants.bc.ca/

 

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