📍 Ontario, Ontario
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. This application was resolved by written hearing. No submissions were received from the Tenants. It is determined that: Municipal Taxes and Charges 1. The Landlord justified a rent increase above the guideline because of an extraordinary increase in the municipal taxes and charges. 2. The maximum rent increase above the guideline because of an extraordinary increase in the cost for municipal taxes and charges is 0.36%. This increase is to be taken in the first year. 3. The first effective date of the rent increase above the guideline is February 1, 2026.
It is ordered that: 1. The Landlord may increase the rents charged by 0.36% for the units set out in this Order. 2. The percentage increase set out in paragraph 1 is to be taken within the time period of February 1, 2026, to January 31, 2027. File Number: LTB-L-087597- 25 Order Page 2 of 3 3. The percentage increase set out in paragraph 1 may be taken in addition to the annual guideline in effect on the increase date for the unit. 4. The Landlord or the Tenants shall pay to the other any sum of money that is owed as a result of this order within 60 days of the date of this order. February 12, 2026 ____________________________ Date Issued Luciella Longo Member, Landlord and Tenant Board 15 Grosvenor Street, Ground Floor Toronto ON M7A 2G6
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