Another Rent Hike???

[CaBlonde]

I am a renter in San Diego, California. I rent an apartment. After my initial 6-month lease was up in Janurary they increased my rent from $605.00 to $635.00. Now come July my current 6-month lease will be up again and I fear they will keep hiking the rent higher and higher. Is there a statute of limitations in California a landlord can raise a rent? Ie a certain number of times in a 12 month period or a certain percentage they can rasise it??
Who can answer questions like these for me?
Thank You,
JNM

 

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by CaBlonde:
I am a renter in San Diego, California. I rent an apartment. After my initial 6-month lease was up in Janurary they increased my rent from $605.00 to $635.00. Now come July my current 6-month lease will be up again and I fear they will keep hiking the rent higher and higher. Is there a statute of limitations in California a landlord can raise a rent? Ie a certain number of times in a 12 month period or a certain percentage they can rasise it??
Who can answer questions like these for me?
Thank You,
JNM<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

My response:

Unless your unit is part of San Diego's "Rent Control" ordinance, or you have done something where the landlord is "retaliating" against you, then the landlord may increase rent to the "Prevailing market rent." That means the rental rate that would be authorized pursuant to 42 U.S.C.A. 1437 (f), as calculated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to Part 888 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

For example, notwithstanding the exceptions mentioned above, your landlord cannot raise your rent from, say, $600.00 per month, to $2,000.00 per month for the next 6 month period. The above law follows the Consumer Price Index for rental housing.

Any thoughts on this, Tracey?

IAAL


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[Tracey]

Only a couple IAAL. Call the local tenant's rights association to find out if you're under rent control and/or the prevailing market rent in your area. Then, tell landlord you want a 1 year lease. L gets the security of a longer lease; you get your rent fixed for an entire year.

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