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Renting an in-law suite

Dear David, My friend is renting the basement of a home with an in-law setup. The homeowners are trying to sell. Visitors seem surprised that she is living there and some have asked if she’ll be moving out. When we looked at the listing on Realtor.ca it made no mention of a basement tenant, where

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Rent Increase Guidelines, Shifting Retaining Wall

Dear David, I just got notice that my rent is going up 4.8 percent. Is this legal when the buyer just bought the building and hasn’t made any updates? – SHOCKED DEAR SHOCKED: Generally speaking, there are a few rules for residential rent increases. The top 3 are: (1) rent can only be increased once

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