The full rental amount is due and payable on the date stated on the lease. If you fail to pay that amount, the landlord may issue a "pay or quit" notice that requires you to pay the full amount by a given date. The landlord is not obligated to accept partial payments. The landlord cannot remove your property or take other action against you to remove you, but must rely on an eviction notice from the courts to take possession of the property.

No, the landlord may only ask for the first month's rent and a damage deposit at the time of signing the lease (or commencing a rental agreement). A damage deposit can only equal one half of one month's rent. For example, if your monthly rent is set at $400, the landlord may only ask for $600 at the time of signing ($400 first month's rent and half of that ($200) for damage deposit).

The landlord cannot raise your rent because you have complained about problems in your unit such as broken plumbing or heating. You must be able to prove that the landlord raised your rent in retaliation for your complaint if you choose not to pay the increase. This may be difficult to prove without placing your tenancy at risk. You will want to consult an attorney prior to withholding rent.

A landlord may impose a late fee on installments of rent from the time they become due. This is true whether the lease is written or oral. Most standard lease agreements contain a provision that states when the rent is due and the fee that will be imposed if the payment is not made on time. A provision such as this is enforceable provided it is not disproportionate to the amount of harm caused to the landlord by the late receipt of the rent.

Under California Law there is currently no maximum limit a landlord can raise the rent. As of January 1, 2001, your landlord must give you at least 30 days' advance notice if the rent increase is 10 percent (or less) of the rent charged at any time during the 12 months before the rent increase takes effect. Your landlord must give you 60 days' advance notice if the rent increase is greater than 10 percent. (Civil Code Section 827b.) Buildings under rent control fall under different rules.

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You must tell us what your "proposed rent" is. Once the unit has passed inspection, the GHA inspector must do a "rent reasonableness" comparison. The inspector will compare the rent that you are asking to units in that area that are similar to yours, for tenants who are not getting assistance. If your rent is not reasonable, the inspector will contact you.

The tenancy between the parties is a legal contract. It cannot be changed by one side. The tenant can agree to a rent increase. But if the tenant does not agree to the rent increase, then the landlord must terminate the tenancy. In a tenancy at will, the landlord must then give a notice to quit but such written notice may include an offer to establish a new tenancy for the same premises at the higher rent.

If you have a lease for more than 30 days (e.g. 1-year lease), your rent cannot be increased during the term of the lease, unless the lease allows rent increases. If you have a periodic rental agreement (month-to-month), your landlord can increase your rent, but must give you proper advance notice in writing. (Civil Code Section 8.27) If you live in a building that is under rent control, your landlord can only raise your rent a set percentage once every twelve months.

Landlords can increase rental fees at the end of the lease period by any amount they choose. There is no cap on the amount of increase. You should contact your landlord prior to the end of the lease to determine if there will be an increase and, if so, how much. Landlords should give proper notice prior to the end of the lease if the rent will increase.

A rent increase of any amount requires a 90-day notice. See Section 798.30 of the Mobilehome Residency Law (MRL). Conceivably, the rent could be raised every 90 days. There are only two methods of delivery for any required notice. (MRL 798.14) Leaving a notice on the porch, or taping it to the door are not one of them. The notice must be delivered personally or mailed.

A landlord must provide a tenant with a written notice 30 days or more prior to the effective date, for a rental increase for a residential tenancy that is on a weekly or monthly basis. With longer tenancies it is 30 days prior to expiration of the current rental agreement.*RIGL 34-18-16.1 doesn't mention term lengths but unless otherwise agreed, a term must end before a higher rent can be imposed.

For a 12 month lease he must send the notice 3 to 6 months before the end of the lease, and the increase will only take effect once the current lease term is up.

No, every year the Rental Board comes up with a calculation form which depends on how the building is heated, whether or not the landlord has done any renovations, by how much the municipality taxes have gone up or down, and other factors. The Rental Board also releases average rent increases that you can find on their web site.

Yes. There are no specific rent controls in Florida. However, the landlord cannot raise the rent in the middle of a lease. The rent can only be increased at the beginning of a new lease.

If your landlord wants you to leave because you owe rent, the landlord must give you a 5-day written notice. This is sometimes called a "pay or quit" notice.

Yes. A month-to-month status will raise your rent a mandatory 5%. During the month to month, you do not have protection against the owner, if he should desire to sell the property, or ask that the lease be terminated, so we recommend signing a lease extension of at least 6 months. All of our properties are available by lease terms of 12 months, 18 months and 2 years. Certain exceptions apply but only for real estate professionals who work with us regarding referrals and commissions.

You may ask the market rate. We will check the rental amount for at least two comparable unassisted units in the same geographic area. As long as you do not ask more than the highest comparable unit we find, your rent is considered reasonable.