Q: I live in a mobile home park in missouri. They just doubled the fee for trash pickup. Do I have to pay?
Fee for trash doubled from 15 to 30 a month. Service provider says they have had no rate increases. Last month they tried to impose a "speeding ticket" because they claimed a visitor to my house was speeding on the entry road, an incident that did not happen as I had no visitors during the time period in question. The $25 "speeding ticket" was added to my bill, then marked as paid for some reason.... Do I have to pay this unfair and arbitrary rate increase? I withheld the increase from this month's rent and have been told they will try to impose late fees. There is no written lease. What options do I have to combat these unfair charges?
A: If you have no written lease then you are likely on a month-to-month tenancy. Therefore, even if you don't owe the increased fee (you might), then the landlord is free to give a month's notice and terminate the lease. You'll have to decide whether to fight, in which the landlord will likely terminate the lease, or to pay the money you don't believe you owe.
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