Do I have to sign a new lease?

My landlord just sent me a new lease to sign to renew my rental and he raised the rent by 10% !!!





The thing is, he's been nearly delinquent on his end of the bargain. We have a whole long list of things that need to be fixed in this apartment that he has been ignoring despite our persistent requests.





Do I have to sign this new lease? What happens if I just continue to pay the old amount on rent? Can he kick me out?





I'm in NYC, if that makes any difference.|||You can either pay the rent or give your 30 day notice. You can not dictate the rental amount. He can legally raise it, the only way you can legally not pay it is to move elsewhere.|||You do not have to sign the new lease, but you will have to vacate the premises. You can't just continue to pay the old amount and expect to stay there. Without a lease, you are not a tenant, but are a squatter and trespassing. So, not only can he kick you out, he can have you arrested if you refuse to leave.|||You either give him 30 days notice and move out or try and negotiate a different contract with him.He might reason that he had to raise the rent to pay for the repairs that need to be done ;hence he cant repair anything without the extra income.He has the upper hand reguardless.If you dont pay he can kick you out.|||If they don't make the repairs within 30 days of your lease expiration date, i'd send them a certified letter stating you aren't going to renew your lease. you don't have to put up with a rent increase and then they won't make the repairs!|||If you don't sign the lease, he'll charge you even MORE for going month-to-month. Otherwise, you should either sign or start looking for a new place.


You CANNOT get by with paying the "old" amount.|||sure can but if they aren't fixing thingsyoushould move plan now and give the 30 days notice|||Find a new place with the ASAP.


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