- SECTION 1: When to use N3 notice
- Use this notice if the tenant lives in a care home unit and you’re increasing rent and/or charges for care services and meals.
- A residential complex is a care home if tenants receive care services, regardless of the main purpose for living there.
- Before issuing a N3 notice to a tenant, it is mandatory to provide them with a care home information package.
- SECTION 2: When to use a different notice
- Use Form N1 for any rental unit except care homes.
- Use Form N2 for rent increase in units exempt from RTA rules.
- Use Form N10 if the rent increase is agreed upon due to capital work or new services.
- SECTION 3: How to increase the rent and give this notice
- Rent can be increased if 12 months have passed since the last increase or since the tenant moved in.
- Notice must be given at least 90 days before the increase date.
- Various methods to give notice, excluding posting on the rental unit’s door.
- SECTION 4: Increasing charges for care services and/or meals
- At least 90 days notice required for increasing charges; no restriction on timing between increases.
- No limit on the amount of increase for care services and meals.
- SECTION 5: How to complete this notice
- Fill in tenant’s name, landlord’s name, address, and rental unit address.
- Specify the date and amount of rent increase and/or charges.
- Signature required, shading circle for landlord or representative.
- SECTION 6: Example of increase calculations
- Example calculation provided for clarity.
- SECTION 7: What to do if you have any questions
- Contact information provided for inquiries.
- This breakdown simplifies the process for landlords and ensures clarity for tenants regarding rent and service charge increases in care home units.
