Walk It Through: The New Rent Letter
A month-to-month lease, a higher rent in writing, a choice to leave, and the notice it takes.
A tenant on a month-to-month lease gets a letter raising the rent at the end of the month.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One rent change on a month-to-month lease. A written lease for a year, a subsidized unit, a mobile home lot and a farm lease are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Holding overStaying after the lease ends. If the landlord accepts rent, the lease is presumed renewed on the same terms for the same time, not exceeding one year.
- RetaliationA rent increase above fair market value, a cut in utility services, or a notice to vacate not based on a breach, after a tenant complained, asked for repairs in writing, or joined a tenants' union.