{"id":46154,"date":"2012-05-25T17:33:54","date_gmt":"2012-05-25T21:33:54","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-04-20T16:28:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T20:28:27","slug":"can-my-landlord-increase-my-rent-above-guideline","status":"publish","type":"publications-page","link":"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/publications-page\/can-my-landlord-increase-my-rent-above-guideline","title":{"rendered":"Can my landlord increase my rent above the guideline?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your landlord can apply to the LTB for permission to raise the rent by more than the guideline. This kind of rent increase is sometimes called an <strong>above guideline increase<\/strong> or <strong>AGI<\/strong>. Your landlord still must wait 12 months between increases and give 90 days&#8217; written notice. 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