Is My Rent Increase Allowed?
Check a rent-increase notice against the NWT rules — how often rent can rise, how much notice you must get, and whether the amount is capped.
Thinking your rent has gone up too much? In the Northwest Territories there is no limit on how much a landlord can raise the rent — but there are firm rules on how often it can rise and how much warning you must get. Enter your dates below to check a notice against those rules.
The rules where you live
- How often it can rise
- Once every 12 months
- Notice you must get
- 3 months in writing
- How much it can go up
- No limit on the amount
In the law: Residential Tenancies Act (NWT), section 47
Check your increase
Fill in the dates from your notice. Nothing you type is saved or sent anywhere — it stays on your device.