How many times can your landlord raise your rent?

Question

Everytime we have our landlord come and repair something our rent goes up.For example we had the landlodr come and put a new screen door on,rent went up.We had him fix hot water tank,rent goes up.

Answer 1

repairs should not have any impact on your rent. you are getting screwed. the rent stated in your lease agreement is what you will pay until the lease expires. if you didn't sign a lease agreement, well...good luck.

Answer 2

If you have a lease, it will state if he can raise your rent. Usually the rent is set for the term of the lease. If you are living month to month, you are at your landlord's mercy. He probably operates on the profit margins theory, if profit margin goes down because of tenant's demands, rent goes up. Your only solution to that is move. It may not seem fair to you, but if you move in and accept the apartment as it is and then start demanding changes to fix it up, your landlord will not want you and will raise your rent to cover your demands. If you are hard on the apartment and are wearing things out because you are careless or thoughtless-like the tenants I had that turned the water off so hard for so long they wore out the washers and the metal fittings behind the faucet and it was expensive to repair, you are expensive and that cost gets passed on to you. But the waterheater going out is an expected expense from time to time. Don't always blame the landlord, it just could be the tenant. . .

Answer 3

That is really up to the language of your lease and the laws in your area. Generally repairs shouldn't cause your rent to go up. It's expected that things are going to need maintenance and repair. If you are on a year lease you will pay the same amount of rent until that lease has expired, at which time the rent will usually go up. If you are on a month to month it's a little different and you would want to contact someone in your area about that one.

Answer 4

Based on what you wrote I’m guessing that you don’t have a lease, just a rental agreement.

I think you might consider another tack. You might be able to make a case that the rent increases are retaliatory. Most area’s (and I don’t know where you are) have some sort of rule, statute etc. against retaliatory rent increases, you might even get some money back.

Best wishes

Answer 5

Do you have a rental agreement or lease? Our rental agreement says our landlord can raise our rent, but only if he gives us like 6 months notice OR if he has to repair things due to our negliance (example a broken window or door etc.) Then he can only raise it until we reimburse him the amount it cost for the repair and labor.

Answer 6

Check your lease, and contact the rental authority in your area. Rent was being raised so much where I live the provincial government had to offer subsidy and put a limit on raising prices.

Answer 7

when living in an apartment complex where they are all one and 2 bedrooms, can the property manager charge every one different rent amounts? and different rent amounts on the one bedrooms...this does not seem right to me. How high of a rent raise is allowed when rent is being raised? I need answers ASAP please

Answer 8

I dont think thats right... are you on sum kind of lease agreement??
There may not be much you can do if your not >:0

Answer 9

Are you in a month-to-month lease?

If you are...then there is your problem.

If you are mid-lease (as in a longer term), then what he is doing is illegal.

Answer 10

Don't you have a contract or anything??...