Q: Can a landlord kick you out so they can raise the rent
We have leased a commercial building for over 5 years a new landlord came in a year and a half ago we signed a year lease with terms of rent increase every Jan of 150 this last Jan he didn't bring a new lease but informed the rent hike and now has given us a 30 day notice we do events in this building scheduled 6-10 months in advance he already has it listed and when we had someone call the rent is almost double what it was. Do we have any recourse
A: Any cap on raising rent in a commercial lease depends upon the terms of the rental agreement. Without specified limits, a landlord is free to raise the rent any amount they wish - for an existing or new tenant. It is why most commercial renters insist on multi-year leases so they can plan and schedule without being subject to suddenly and unexpectedly having their leases terminated; and so they can plan for what their basic cost will be. If you scheduled events without having use of your site guaranteed, you may well have problems but any recourse against your landlord is likely to be found, if at all, in the terms of your rental agreement.
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