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Here’s what you need to know about regional regulations on rent raises. Yes, your landlord can increase your rent that much. A local renter’s guide to rent raises
Illegal rent raises in WA. That said, landlords cannot attempt to raise your rent in the middle of a lease agreement. If the agreement specifies a rental amount for each month, and you both signed ...
Rent Control: Regulation and the Housing Market. Center for Urban Policy Research, ISBN 0-88285-159-4. McDonough, Cristina (2007). "Rent Control and Rent Stabilization as Forms of Regulatory and Physical Taking." Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review, Vol. 34 pp. 361–85. Niebanck, Paul L., editor (1986). The Rent Control Debate.
Landlord harassment is the willing creation, by a landlord or their agents, of conditions that are uncomfortable for one or more tenants in order to induce willing abandonment of a rental contract. This is illegal in many jurisdictions, either under general harassment laws or specific protections, as well as under the terms of rental contracts ...
The landlord-tenant relationship is defined by existence of a leasehold estate. [4] Traditionally, the only obligation of the landlord in the United States was to grant the estate to the tenant, [5] although in England and Wales, it has been clear since 1829 that a Landlord must put a tenant into possession. [6]
The landlord collects a security deposit before the lease begins and it’s used if the tenant damages the unit or breaks the lease and doesn’t pay rent, according to the California Courts Self ...
A rent strike in Harlem, New York City, September 1919. A rent strike, sometimes known as a tenants strike or a renters strike, is a method of protest commonly employed against large landlords. In a rent strike, a group of tenants agree to collectively withhold paying some or all of their rent to their landlords en masse until
If you've experienced this frustration you know how aggravating it can be when a landlord is MIA. Here is a list of escalating strategies to get your landlord's attention. Show comments