Q: A new property management company took over and they want me to sign a lease renewal by the end of this month.
Also want to raise the rent. My original lease is for November 1st and I've been here for almost 3 years so I'm doing month to month. So they want to change it to a year lease again starting June 1st.
A: Rental laws vary by township, bring your lease to an attorney to see what your rights are. Some towns allow rent to be raised as much as they want other towns have caps called rent control.
Bruce Alexander Minnick agrees with this answer
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Generally, anyone who has an annual lease which expires goes into a status called tenancy at suffrage--which means they can be evicted at any time merely by giving them a notice to vacate.
The notice to vacate is usually given at the beginning of a new month and requires the tenant to leave by the last day of the month. However, some states allow landlords to give the notice only 15 days before the end of the month.
The fact that your landlord allowed you to stay there for almost two years without requiring you to sign a new written lease (or a renewed lease addendum) does not mean that a new landlord has to continue to let you stay on without a new written lease.
Bottom Line: You will either have to sign the new lease and stay on for another year or leave on or before May 31.
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