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[โ€“] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Man, I went years without a cost of living increase... I told my landlord this, and that same year he raised my rent over 10% with only 60 days notice. That's illegal in my state on two different levels. I met with an attorney, and the was basically nothing I could do that wouldn't result in me needing to move out.

At the time, the rent was really bad in the city. I could find a comparable place to live, but the moving cost and hassle was too high.

This is how landlords do whatever the fuck they want and get away with it.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

It's the free country thing. Typical rental leases renew every year (and typically, renters like that freedom). A landlord can simply decline to renew if you're "too much trouble".

So you could challenge the illegal rent increase in court and win, but then he declines to renew. You could refuse to pay the illegal increase (doing it the right/legal way) and/or even just stop paying rent. But then he eventually evicts you, or just declines to renew.

In the end, rent is supposed to be temporary. And when it is temporary enough that moving out can be your leverage, it works. If you are settling down somewhere, it really should be owned.