I know what he's doing is illegal, but I don't know how to confront him about it. I really hate confrontation and I'm not good at this sort of thing. I can't afford a 13% increase, which is triple the annual limit where I live. How do I respond to him? (Serious answers please, no Mao larping.)

Can he kick me out if I don't sign a new lease? I really don't want to be forced out. I'm looking for a new pace now but it's almost impossible to find one that fits my needs in this area (also moving without a car is expensive and time consuming).

  • FRIENDLY_BUTTMUNCHER [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    I had my landlord try this one time. I responded over text with a message along the lines of:

    Hi landlord,

    I'm not sure if you are aware, but the maximum amount that rent can be increased is x.x%. If you are interested in raising the rent, please provide me with a new lease that is within that threshold. That being said, I would like to kindly ask that the rent is not increased. In light of the ongoing pandemic and blah blah blah justify why it shouldn't go up I blamed covid. Additionally, there are several maintenance issues that still need to be addressed. The xxx is broken, and xxx is also no longer working. I had previously made you aware of these on xxx date, so please let me know when to expect a repair person"

    Thanks,

    FRIENDLY_BUTTMUNCHER

    Also if there is a maintenance item that the landlord is not addressing in your suite there are certain municipalities where you can pay for it yourself and then require the landlord to pay. There are restrictions on the type of work and sometimes you might not have the liquidity, but it is something to be aware of.