Can a landlord go up 34% on your lot rent?
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Can a landlord go up 34% on your lot rent?
We have a mobile home that was here when we bought it and we paid all past taxes and even paid extra to past landlord. I have lived here for 8 years and the rent has gone up 4 times already. They have increased rent from $145 to $300. Currently we pay $225. That is a 34% increase in what we have already been increased last year. Is this legal for them to charge such a big increase? They are also asking for a $200 deposit and no 4 wheelers except to transport. We have already given a deposit.
Asked on July 1, 2011 under Real Estate Law, South Carolina
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
They cannot go up in rent during the middle of a lease term. However, when a lease is up, the landlord is free to ask for essentially any rent he or she wants--and if the tenant does not want to pay it, the tenant's recourse is to move elsewhere. Landlords don't have to rent their property; if they choose to, then with a few exceptions (e.g. public or subsidized housing), they can charge what they like. You can check if your county or municipality has any rent control ordinances (or laws) which would apply--check with the town and county clerk's office--but otherwise, it is likely the landlord raise the rent as he or she wants.
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