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  • 12-31-2007, 04:05 PM
    citizen Xo
    Proper Notice For A Rent Increase
    Our lease says that management shall have the right to increase rent by giving 30 days notice. No notice was given, and they still attempted to increase rent.

    The lease also says that if no notice is given regarding intent to vacate from either side, then the agreement will continue on a month to month basis until notice is given. Month to month implies a higher rent according to the lease.

    This has taken place in Georgia.

    What is the net effect on their ability to increase rent without notice, and does the "30 day notice" clause have any purpose whatsoever?

    IE can they just say "Ok, we aren't raising the rent but we won't give you a new lease and therefore you have to stay a month at month-month rate?" Or does a need to notify of rate increase imply some kind of obligation to continue renting at current rate?

    If not, could there be some kind of "self contradicting lease" or "intent to decieve" defense regarding the statement in the contract?
  • 12-31-2007, 04:20 PM
    Mr. Knowitall
    Re: Proper Notice For A Rent Increase
    You appear to be stating that you are at the end of a lease term, and you are faced with the choice of either entering a new lease with a rent increase, or continuing under the old lease as a month-to-month tenant with an even greater rent increase.

    If that's the case, you are complaining that they are offering to reduce your rent in return for your entering into a new lease, as your rent obligation is defined by your current lease.
  • 12-31-2007, 04:41 PM
    citizen Xo
    Re: Proper Notice For A Rent Increase
    Let me guess your some idiot that rents houses out a lot and so you came on here to spew a bunch of propaganda. Really not interested, I have a list of like 3 or 4 landlords who tried crap with me before and had to pay multiples of what they collected.

    What I am interested to know is how can a clause that specifically states that the landlord needs to give notice to increase rent be used to prevent them from raising the rent without notice. If you don't know or don't understand such issues, keep your mouth shut.

    It's obvious how things would play out without this clause in the lease.
  • 12-31-2007, 04:59 PM
    panther10758
    Re: Proper Notice For A Rent Increase
    Mr. K (in my view) is one of the most intelligent posters we have here. Also unlike myself seldom succumbs to witty sarcastic remarks when a poster is being foolish. While I am still maintaining some decency please reframe from the attacks.
  • 01-01-2008, 09:50 AM
    Mr. Knowitall
    Re: Proper Notice For A Rent Increase
    He's not the first person to throw a childish temper tantrum when he finds out that he can't have his way. Most people outgrow that type of thing, oh, around the age of five.
  • 01-01-2008, 10:05 AM
    citizen Xo
    Re: Proper Notice For A Rent Increase
    Quote:

    Quoting panther10758
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    Mr. K (in my view) is one of the most intelligent posters we have here. Also unlike myself seldom succumbs to witty sarcastic remarks when a poster is being foolish. While I am still maintaining some decency please reframe from the attacks.

    Appeal to authority fallacy/Ad hominem fallacy.

    Simply stating the direct opposite of what has already been stated by another debater is fallacious because if your opinion was worth anything, you would have a reason why you believed the opposite and could simply state that instead.

    I simply have no interest in hearing from people who have no clue what they are talking about and just wish to spew their self serving propaganda in my thread. Anyone foolish enough to name themselves "Mr. Knowitall" is obviously an idiot, since being knowledgeable about a subject is something you prove not try to demand recognition of apart from anything you have done to earn it.
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