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Originally Posted by MickMcGeough

The landlady believes that this means that any rent increases after April 24, 2007 cannot be increased again for 365 days, but that the first rent increase isn't subject to this law. That is to say that my rent could have been increased March 1, 2007 and she could increase it again on August 1, 2007, but then she couldn't do it again until August 1, 2008. I think this is incorrect. It seems to me that after April 24, 2007, any rent increase is subject to this law and the increase cannot be effective until a year has passed since the last increase, even if the last increase was prior to April 24, 2007.

Nope, she's wrong:

http://www.servicealberta.gov.ab.ca/...ds_changes.cfm

The fines are pretty huge as well.

How much notice is required before landlords convert a rental unit to a condominium?
Periodic tenants have to be given a full year’s notice to end the tenancy and rent cannot be increased during the year. How much notice is required before landlords can end a periodic tenancy to undertake major renovations (that require the premises to be vacant)?
Periodic tenants have to be given a full year’s notice to end the tenancy and rent cannot be increased during the year.