Can the Leasing Company Up My Rent from $1400 to $2200
My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: Maryland (Baltimore City)
Currently I have a 12 month lease for $1400 a month.
My lease is up in 2 months. They have offered me a 12 months renewal at similar terms.
However, If i do not sign a contract and want to be month to month, the rent skyrockets to over $2200.
Would this not be an illegal rent increase (50 percent), regardless of any contract language i signed in my rental agreement last year?
Thank you for your feedback
Re: Can the Leasing Company Up My Rent from $1400 to $2200
I'm not finding any Baltimore City or Maryland law that caps the rent increase provided they give you sufficient notice at the end of the lease.
Re: Can the Leasing Company Up My Rent from $1400 to $2200
I found this. No rent control provisions in Maryland, although "local jusisdictions" may have rent control laws. So now the question is does Baltimore city have rent control?
http://www.marylandattorneygeneral.g....aspx#renewals
Is there any limit to how much my landlord can increase the rent for a new lease term?*Maryland state law has no rent control provisions, although local jurisdictions may have rent control laws.*
Re: Can the Leasing Company Up My Rent from $1400 to $2200
As I stated, a quick search shows no such rent control law. As long as the landlord propery informs you that the rent is going up (or as it appears in your case it's already written in your lsase), they are free to raise it. Lived in Baltimore for many years. First on 30th Street and then up on 39th.