Landlord said my rent must be raised in excess of 75.00 yet no one elses rent has been raised that high,I have been a very good tenant no complaints ever filed or mentioned regarding my living quarters.Yet i am being targeted . I've been renting 4 years at same residence.
2006-10-09 15:11:09 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
Was informed lease was up at the end of month i had no lease i was month to month after 3 years now here 4 and now my rent has been raised more then $75.00 and i was informed that ither i pay mth. to mth. $625. or a & mth lease of $575. but others with 2 persons in their apt. are not bieing charged this amount is this legal?
2006-10-09 15:17:53 · update #1
Your rent probably went up because your lease is up and your neighbors' leases are not. Rent goes up. Landlord are under no obligation to charge everyone the same price. Landlords do have an incentive to maximize their income. One way to do that is to raise rents. They must weigh the likelihood of your moving against the rent increase.
Vacancies cost landlords a lot. It usually takes at least a two to four weeks to get a place spiffed up and re-rented. It takes a long time to make that up with a $75 rent increase. Also, there are a lot of refurb costs when someone moves out.
It is typical to do this. It is also typical to ask you to sign another 12 month lease to get a better deal. If you are on a month to month lease, you can move out at anytime and they would be in the lurch. If you are on a 12 month lease, it is worth it to them to charge you less because they know they won't have a vacancy for at least a year (assuming you don't breach the lease). I seriously doubt you are being targeted.
Perhaps the new tenants haven't been there as long. If you've been there a long time, it might be that you haven't had an increase in a while and the others might be newer tenants. Plus, if they are under a lease, the rent can't be raised until the lease goes to a month-to-month basis.
2006-10-09 15:34:31 · answer #1 · answered by BizAnswers 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should check your State laws. As far as other tenants not being charged that much, are they in comparable units, have they been there the same amount of time you were? I have alot of rentals and not all are rented for the same amount. If you are in a single family residence, you need to realize taxes and insurance go up every year and the landlord can and should pass costs along to the tenant. If you are in an apartment the same thing can occur. Your landlord needs to abide by the State Laws, so if you think he is wrong check the laws and take it from there. And please realize, most landlords will generally charge more for a month to month lease then if you sign a lease for a year or more. I hope this helps. Good Luck KG
2006-10-09 16:20:50 · answer #2 · answered by kgreives 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the landlord either has a problem with you or try to raise the rent on all tenants and you are the first one to get a raise. if he has other tenants under lease, they might be waiting for the lease to be up and then he might raise them. the landlord has the right to raise one or all rents as they see fit. i must tell you if your are on a lease, he can not raise the rent until lease is up and they have to give you a written notice at least 30 days notice to you.[some states require 60 days] a verbal notice is not valid. so it is the 9th of the month, he can not give you a written notice stating that on the 1st it will be raised...
2006-10-09 16:24:07 · answer #3 · answered by churchonthewayseniors 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every piece of property is unique. Therefore, landlords generally get to charge whatever they believe the property is worth. Even if two units are identical, a landlord can charge different rent amounts if he thinks the property is worth the additional amount.
Having said that, a landlord is not allowed to target you for a rent increase in retaliation for standing up for your rights or because of your race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability, or familial status (presence of children in the household). Your state may have additional protected classes such as age, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, source of income, section 8 recipients, student status, or other arbitrary reasons.
If he is raising your rent simply because your lease is up, he thinks he can squeeze $75 more from you, or he wants to strong arm you into signing a long term lease, that's just capitalism. There is nothing unlawful about that.
Also, your state or municipality may have rent control ordinances that control this situation or provide for a certain amount of written notice prior to a rent increase.
2006-10-10 07:02:40 · answer #4 · answered by David 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
where I live, there is a state Landlord/tenant act that says rent can be raised up to 10% if a 30 day notice is given.
see if your state has a similar document. you should be able to find it online.
2006-10-09 15:16:08 · answer #5 · answered by maslowjenkins 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't have a lease so you can't do much, go to you county court landlord/tent division and talk to some one there about what is going on ,ask about the laws in your state and county to see if he is doing something illegal .
2006-10-09 16:23:29 · answer #6 · answered by kitty26 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like something is wrong and you need to ask your landloard why your rent went up but not the others. Also read your document book or whatever was given to you when you moved in regarding rules.
2006-10-09 15:16:59 · answer #7 · answered by farahwonderland2005 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
call the better business bureau. With properties, taxes, etc. going up 4 years ago when you moved in you probably moved in at a lower rate than what their rent apartments for now.
2006-10-09 15:42:31 · answer #8 · answered by ce30 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋