Q: Landlord told me 57 days b4 less is up of $200 hike. 60 day notice is required to terminate. Can he do this?
My rental/lease agreement is from 11/27/21 to 11/30/22. Lease stipulates “Resident or Landlord may terminate lease with 60 days written notice.” My landlord called me yesterday, 57 days before my lease expires, to inform me he is raising my rent $200 a month. He then texted me the amount. Can he legally do this? If 60 days is required to terminate, shouldn’t 60 days be given to inform of a rent hike so that I as the tenant can give 60 days notice if I don’t want to stay?
A:
There is nothing illegal about this.
The landlord is NOT terminating your existing lease.
The landlord is telling you that if you want to RENEW the lease, it will be $200 more per month.
You have two choices:
(1) Stay there are pay the new rent or
(2) tell the landlord you are done and will be gone by November 30.
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