Q: Landlord forgot 60 renewal notice, lease ended. 3 weeks later I received notice to sign new lease or pay high m2m rate.
Hi there,
I was in a one year rental agreement that ended Aug 31,2018. I did not receive a 60 day rental renewal or rent increase notice. Now I received 30 day notice request to sign a new lease (which I don't want to do as I may out of state) or pay a new $120 higher rent. I was under the impression that now my lease is m2m and the landlord can't raise rent for a year ...or has the change and they can raise m2m rent with a 90 day notice? It seems like the landlord forgot, and now I'm going to suffer for it. I have paid on time, no complaints, place is clean, professional tenent etc. Any input would be appreciated! IT seem like my landlord is trying to snow me....
A: It is a bit ambiguous. The statute says rent cannot be increased during the first year after the tenancy begins. It is not clear whether that applies to the first year after a month to month tenancy begins or after any form of tenancy begins. Regardless, it seems likely that a 90 day notice is likely required at a minimum to raise rent.
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