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my landlord just let me know that in february 09 my rent will go up $50.

interesting, considering.....

Allowable Rent Increases for 2009
September 2, 2008

Conventional Residential Tenancies:

* For a conventional residential tenancy rent increase that takes effect in 2009, the allowable increase is 3.7 per cent.
* The annual allowable rent increase for conventional residential tenancies is determined by the formula in the Residential Tenancy Regulation.

from BC Gov. tenancy pages

... that allows only a $22.20 increase (unless i am calculating it wrong).

do i want to dispute it? not really.

so...

i already feel like living here is a blessing that is "above my means".... so now what?

*pinch*