Paper-only rental hearings would put tenants at disadvantage, rights group says

P.E.I.’s Rental Office says plan could simplify process

Advocates for tenants’ rights are concerned about the P.E.I. Rental Office’s plan to consider changing the way it conducts some hearings.

The rental office, a division of the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission (IRAC), says most hearings will be done over the phone, but cases of landlords seeking greater-than-allowable rent increases could be done on paper only.

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