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[quote=Anonymous]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.[/quote]

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