Alberta has no cap on rent increases, but it has strict rules on notice, timing and form: three tenancy months for a monthly tenancy, once every 365 days.
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Pillar guideAlberta has no cap on rent increases, but the notice, the 365-day rule and the fixed-term limits are strict. A notice that misses them is void.
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Tenant resourcesAn Alberta landlord must give 3 tenancy months' written notice for a monthly tenancy, 12 tenancy weeks for weekly, and 90 days for others. Here is how to count it and spot a void notice.
Provincial complianceAlberta has no rent cap and no special increase for upgrades. New windows do not let a landlord raise rent sooner, more often or mid-term; the 365-day and notice rules apply as usual.
Provincial complianceAn Alberta landlord cannot raise rent during a fixed term lease of a year or more, whatever the lease says. Here is when rent can go up, at renewal and on back-to-back short terms.
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