Q: Can an apt mgr make you pay new rent increase BEFORE you lease is up? New rent 11/1/23. My lease expires 12/31/23.
Palm Port Apts in North Port, FL. Everyone is having the same confusing issue.
A: Only if the lease says the landlord can do it. Ask the manager which lease provision permits rental increase during the lease term. If not permitted under the lease, you may want to hire an attorney to send a letter, or if you cannot afford that because you're indigent, contact your local Legal Aid or Legal Services office. Bear in mind, though, that even if the landlord/management is in the wrong, they have no obligation to renew your lease unless the lease gives the tenant an option to renew, without the landlord having a choice if the tenant exercises that option. Though the law prohibits retaliatory refusal to renew, the landlord might come up with some other reason for refusal to renew, possibly making it difficult to prove retaliation.
Justia Ask a Lawyer is a forum for consumers to get answers to basic legal questions. Any information sent through Justia Ask a Lawyer is not secure and is done so on a non-confidential basis only.
The use of this website to ask questions or receive answers does not create an attorney–client relationship between you and Justia, or between you and any attorney who receives your information or responds to your questions, nor is it intended to create such a relationship. Additionally, no responses on this forum constitute legal advice, which must be tailored to the specific circumstances of each case. You should not act upon information provided in Justia Ask a Lawyer without seeking professional counsel from an attorney admitted or authorized to practice in your jurisdiction. Justia assumes no responsibility to any person who relies on information contained on or received through this site and disclaims all liability in respect to such information.
Justia cannot guarantee that the information on this website (including any legal information provided by an attorney through this service) is accurate, complete, or up-to-date. While we intend to make every attempt to keep the information on this site current, the owners of and contributors to this site make no claims, promises or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of the information contained in or linked to from this site.
