Manitoba rent increases to be limited to 1% in 2013
The province is limiting rent increases on most units to one per cent in 2013.
The new rent guideline, announced Wednesday, applies to most apartments, single rooms, houses and duplexes.
It does not apply to:
* units renting for $1,140 or more per month as of Dec. 31, 2012;
* personal-care homes;
* non-profit housing with subsidized rent;
* approved rehabilitated rental units; and
* buildings that are less than 15 years old, where an occupancy permit was first issued or a unit first occupied after April 9, 2001; or
* buildings that are less than 20 years old, where an occupancy permit was first issued or a unit first occupied after March 7, 2005.
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