Those that rent

ours was about 1 year ago but the rent went up $20 per week and they gave us a months notice . we moved out with in the month!

Edit- bad spelling!

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Got this from the Tenancy website

For most tenancies, the rent cannot be increased within 180 days of the beginning of the tenancy, nor within 180 days of the last rent increase. The landlord must give the tenant at least 60 days’ written notice to increase the rent in addition to a period allowed to correctly serve the notice. There is no limit as to how much a landlord may increase the rent by, as long as the rent is not increased excessively above market rate.

Rent can only be increased for fixed-term tenancies where provision for this is written into the tenancy agreement.

If the rent is excessive, the tenant may apply to the Tenancy Tribunal for a market rent assessment. If the Tribunal finds that the rent is too high, it may order a reduction in the rent. Market rent applications can only be filed for fixed-term tenancies within 3 months of the beginning of the tenancy or 3 months of the date of the last rent review.

Hope this helps...

Our 1st year lease finished in November last year, and they sent us a letter about 2wks before saying if we wished to renew for 1yr, the rent would go up $10pw, if only 6months it would go up $20pw. My hubby rang and negotiated so we got 6months for $10pw extra with the possibility of extending if we want to (will have to decide soon if we're going to move or not).