Rent increase
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Anonymous
| Renting condo from private owner. My one-year lease is ending and moving to month to month. I don’t think my unit is rent controlled. Landlord wants to increase rent from 2,300 to 2,400 per month. Does this seem reasonable? If we are doing month to month, what kind of notice do I need for the increase? So far this has only been discussed via email exchange. |
Anonymous
| Once the lease is completed he is allowed to increase rent, what does the lease say? |
Anonymous
| So, just under a 5 percent increase? That's kind of on the high side, but not crazy. I think you need to look at jurisdiction-specific rent control laws in terms of what percentage increase is legal and what notice is required. |
Anonymous
| That seems a bit high but not crazy high. are you under market already? |
Anonymous
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If in DC:
-Landlord can raise rent only once every 12 months -Landlord must provide 30 day notice before rent increase -Leases automatically go month-to-month after the initial 12 month lease, unless tenant signs a new lease stating otherwise. I rent out an english basement under my row house in DC. At the 12 month point, if the lease goes month-to-month then the lease stipulates that the rent will automatically increase by 10%. My tenants are well aware of this provision and sign the lease knowing this. My tenants are re-signing a one year lease this summer and I'm not raising their rent. The stability of a one year lease is worth it to me. Similarly, they have the option of flexibility (month-to-month) but it's going to cost them more (10% more in rent). $100 is not a huge hike, but it's still big for an individual unit owned by a small time landlord. Your landlord will probably accept a $50 increase, if you're willing to negotiate. Before we bought our house in late 2017, the landlord of my previous apartment (huge 1BR loft in Adams Morgan) didn't increase our rent for 2.5 years (and it was under-market when we got it). She tried to increase the rent by $300, but we negotiated and settled at $125. However, we were truly low maintenance tenants and only called her in for major issues. We took care of most maintenance ourselves. |
Anonymous
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A $100 increase doesn't seem like much and is what you'd get from a large apartment building as well. My friends have moved 3 times in 4 years (always when their rent contract is up and the increase is sent).
30 days notice of the increase is standard. |
Anonymous
| Our rent has increased from $2800 to $2900 to $3020. Not thrilled about it, for sure, but it's manageable. |
Anonymous
| Did landlord provide you with the formal certificate of exemption from rent control before the lease was signed? If not, regardless of whether the unit is eligible for exemption (or even whether it is actually exempt), your lease is subject to rent control. |
Anonymous
Rent control only prevents the owner from increasing rent an absurd amount each year. DC is a 10% cap which would actually be $230. |
Anonymous
| And what |
Anonymous
| I used to rent a condo in Mont Co and the rent would go up $100 a month every year. |