Rent increase | Imamother

RIK02

Tue, Jan 30 2024, 10:03 pm

I am living in my basement for 3 years, my landlord went up $100 every year because the going rate is more in Lakewood. What I am hearing in Lakewood its very uncommon to go up in rent, is that true? Does your landlord go up in rent yearly? if yes to how much more?

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Cadetblue

Tue, Jan 30 2024, 10:06 pm

My landlord went up $200 a year for the past two years Sad

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Molasses

Tue, Jan 30 2024, 10:06 pm

amother Cadetblue wrote:

My landlord went up $200 a year for the past three years Sad

Same exact

RIK02

Tue, Jan 30 2024, 10:10 pm

amother Cadetblue wrote:

My landlord went up $200 a year for the past two years Sad

are you living there for 2 years? or they just started going up?

amother

Nasturtium

Tue, Jan 30 2024, 10:20 pm

Did you have a contract with a rate on it or did you sign with this clause that they can raise this way? This seems like a lot.
My 3 year contract is coming up and we are holding our breath..... Don't know how the landlord will want to proceed

RIK02

Tue, Jan 30 2024, 10:22 pm

amother Nasturtium wrote:

Yes, we did and they bypassed it, they are really desperate for every penny

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Cadetblue

Tue, Jan 30 2024, 10:27 pm

RIK02 wrote:

are you living there for 2 years? or they just started going up?

Living there for 3 years. My landlord started raising it after a year of us living there.

Chayalle

Wed, Jan 31 2024, 8:07 am

Don't you people have a lease?
My lease specifies that I can raise my tenant's rent by 5% per year. And that's what I do.

amother

Pansy

Wed, Jan 31 2024, 8:33 am

$100 up $1800? A drop high but close to normal

$100 up from $700? Well that’s a huge percentage increase but at the same time you were paying less than half of market value

$100 up from $2200? Consider yourself lucky that’s a relatively small increase

amother

Firethorn

Wed, Jan 31 2024, 10:12 am

RIK02 wrote:

Yes, we did and they bypassed it, they are really desperate for every penny

To clarify, you had a contract that stated that they can only raise you xyz.
During the contract term (meaning not after the contract end date) they increased your rent more than you signed for?

If that's the case, you may not be legally or halachically obligated to pay it. They can't just bypass a written signed contract.

amother

Molasses

Wed, Jan 31 2024, 10:24 am

My lease is up and has not been renewed. In the past 3 years my rent has increased from
1100 to 1250
1250 to 1500
1500 to 1675
That's almost 600 in 3 years. They said they asked a shayla and told us we are lucky because they could have done more.

amother

Turquoise

Wed, Jan 31 2024, 10:27 am

Mine went up
1200 to 1400
1400 to 1750

I’m scared what it’s going to be this year.

amother

Honeysuckle

Wed, Jan 31 2024, 10:37 am

People are taking their landlords to BD over increases.

If your contract says they can only raise 5% then you can consider going to BD. But it doesn’t always work out for the tenant. Apparently the halachos are complicated.

It’s not true that landlords aren’t raising. Most of them are. Some landlords even raise multiple times a year. They’re relying that the tenant won’t want to go to BD. And most people would rather pay crazy rent than do the BD process so they get away with it.

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Chambray

Wed, Jan 31 2024, 10:38 am

amother Turquoise wrote:

Mine went up
1200 to 1400
1400 to 1750

I’m scared what it’s going to be this year.

Was this in 2 years? Or over few years?
That's unusual and not so nice.
And yes I'm a landlord for the last 12 years.

amother

Honeysuckle

Wed, Jan 31 2024, 10:40 am

Chayalle wrote:

Don't you people have a lease?
My lease specifies that I can raise my tenant's rent by 5% per year. And that's what I do.

My landlord changed the lease when it came up for renewal. And said that if I choose to stay then I automatically accept the new lease terms. I really don’t understand it.

amother

Turquoise

Wed, Jan 31 2024, 10:42 am

amother Chambray wrote:

Was this in 2 years? Or over few years?
That's unusual and not so nice.
And yes I'm a landlord for the last 12 years.

Yes 2 years. Coming up on third year very soon.

amother

Sand

Wed, Jan 31 2024, 10:43 am

amother Turquoise wrote:

Yes 2 years. Coming up on third year very soon.

How long were you in the apartment before the first raise?

Chayalle

Wed, Jan 31 2024, 10:57 am

amother Honeysuckle wrote:

My landlord changed the lease when it came up for renewal. And said that if I choose to stay then I automatically accept the new lease terms. I really don’t understand it.

My tenant's lease is up, but even with a new lease, the lease (from BD Maysharim) specifies what can be done with a renewed lease.

amother

Firethorn

Wed, Jan 31 2024, 11:13 am

amother Honeysuckle wrote:

My landlord changed the lease when it came up for renewal. And said that if I choose to stay then I automatically accept the new lease terms. I really don’t understand it.

Many leases state that when the lease is up, it automatically converts to a month-to-month lease. This means that once the lease is up, the landlord can change the rent at any time, to any amount.

amother

Turquoise

Wed, Jan 31 2024, 11:29 am

amother Sand wrote:

How long were you in the apartment before the first raise?

A year.

I think for new renters for a similar apartment to mine it’s even more expensive though. So they tell us just be happy with that.