Can my landlord raise the rent without written notice?

I rent an apartment in california. I looked at the lease agreement and see that they will raise the rent 5% every year on the lease anniversary and renew the lease on the anniversary date unless I give them notice.





Does this cover the management company from having to notify me of the amount of increase every year? The cost of housing is going DOWN so what justifies the rent raise every year? |||I believe that rental codes vary by city, for instance, I know that San Jose, CA has different rental codes that where I live in Santa Clara. My advice to you would be for you to pose your question to the housing authority for the city where you reside, they would have the most correct information. Otherwise, I would think that the fact that you signed the lease, therefore agreeing to the increase in writing might bind you to that increase. I find that this handbook is really valuable in figuring out what my rights as a renter are:





http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/landl鈥?/a>


|||yes i think they can when we used to live in a rented house years ago thye did it |||If the lease says they can raise the rent every year on your anniversary consider that your notice - as long as the increase doesn't exceed the 5% in your agreement. They do not have to give additional notice. The cost of maintaining the apartment common areas is not going down. The cost of maintenance has increased due to the cost of everything going up that would be used towards that. Additionally, a landlord is allowed to make a profit.|||Generally, rent frequently goes up with a lease renewal. What justifies it is the fact that you signed the paper and agreed to it, and they are counting on you not wanting to move. The only recourse would be that if the prices are going down otherwise around you, you could move. If your lease is automatically renewed each year and they have stated in increase in the agreement, they *have* notified you. |||Notices of higher rent should be given at least 60 days in advance. I live in Los Angeles County.|||You have written notice, every year, on the same date, the rent raises 5%.





I am not sure why you are asking about the amount, you state yourself it is 5%.





Your landlords cost are NOT going down, the mortgage is the same, taxes increase every year. Insurance increases, etc. etc. Landlords are not immune to the higher cost of everything.








|||Where in the world did you get the idea that the cost of housing is going down?





Property insurance increases every year, utilities increase every year, and in California I believe it's gone up at least 15% for water since last year. The contractors that take care of the property increase rates every year as well, marketing and advertising goes up, salaries for the management personnel go up as they get raises, capital improvements have to be made to keep the property in good condition, and now more and more people are losing jobs, so they get evicted or skip out, forcing more costs on management to get the unit ready again and market it.





You were given notice of the increases on your lease - you're lucky it's only 5% per year. I've seen increases of 20% at some of my competition this year alone as the housing market dies and more and more people need to go back to leasing. |||The only notice you will be given is when they send the new lease with the 5% increase for your signature or a letter telling you to come to the office to sign it.


As an adult you will be expected to pay attention to your lease expiration, just as you pay attention to when bill payments are due, so if you think that if you DON'T get a letter from management they can't raise you, think again. They could put you out instead as you have no legal right to be in the apartment.


The cost of buying a house or condo may be be going down, but maintaining apartments is NOT going down.