Residents of Heritage Park Estates have had enough with their landlords with substantial increases on their lot rental.

The rent increases vary by lot to lot and the rates are going up due to the park's new cable and telephone services with some rental lots being as high as $900 or more.

One of the residents speaking out against the rent rate increase, Kate McLean says that way too much for residents living there.

"A lot increase or rent increase of 1.5% or whatever a year (depending on the lot) I want to see a freeze on what they're doing right now," she says. "It's $95 dollars, it's $50, it's $60, it's got to stop."

The owners of the park are Lansdowne Equity Ventures Ltd. and McLean says when it's comes to the rent increase due to cable and phone services, residents like herself and others go out and get their own service at a price they're willing to pay.

"Basically they're (Lansdowne) dictating who we have to use as a provider for our internet services and our telephone services is what it's going to end up being," she says. "Basically what it is, is Lansdowne using it as a cash cow we're being $70 dollars for cable but I can get it for $20."

She says it's come to the point where ends will no longer meet for those living in the park.

"We can't afford it," McLean said. "We have single people, senior citizens, limited income and low income. So we need to see a change."

Residents gathered at last week's Okotoks Town Council meeting to discuss the increased rent rate that will be in effect come January 2016.

Complaints have arose from the meeting about the owners of the park not mainting the grounds and other utility needs being neglected.

Council has taken the delgation as information and will be investigating the park's situation and will come back with results in over a month.