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rent increase - urgent!!

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  • 05-10-2006 4:11pm
    #1
    subway
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,131 ✭✭✭


    hi, need advice urgently..

    landlord put up the rent by 200 euro.
    we were advised this about 12 days ago.
    all fine and dandy, agreed with other tenants and off we go.
    its now time for the rent and weve paid the lower rent thinking we would have some sort of notice period.
    ie 1 month to sort ourselve out, some of us get paid mid month etc so will have to make adjustments for next SO
    however ive just got a text from the landlord that the he was expecting the higher amount.

    who is in the right here?


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    #2
    subway
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,131 ✭✭✭subway


    pfew, found the info
    "Your landlord has the right to review the rent annually. However your landlord must give you at least 28 days notice (in writing) before increasing the rent"

    http://oasis.gov.ie/housing/renting_a_flat_or_house/rent_increases.html


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    Lex Luthor
    Registered Users Posts: 11,220 ✭✭✭✭Lex Luthor


    12 days notice is not enough. It has to be 28days and in writing and can only be done every 12 months and the rent has to be in line with market rates.


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    #4
    whizzbang
    Registered Users Posts: 1,366 ✭✭✭whizzbang


    They are probably feeling the pinch on the mortgage, still they can only charge the market rate.


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    #5
    miju
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 8,486 ✭✭✭miju


    was the lease up for renewal and if it's not then what was the figure on the lease and for how long?


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    Budd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 82 ✭✭Budd


    As the others said he hasn't given enough notice so you don't have to pay his increase. Enjoy telling him that.


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    tbh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,914 ✭✭✭✭tbh


    I was in kind of a similar situation a few years back. Our lease was due to expire in August. Around the start of August, the landlord called me, said he was busy "Would you be willing to extend the lease?" sure. "There will an increase in the rent" should be ok - let me know the details. Didn't hear anything from him till February (despite me ringing him two or three times, telling him I wanted to get the lease signed). Eventually, in Feb, the rent was increased by €100 a month or something, and the lease was signed. The new (higher) rent went through in March, and he rang saying we were short - he was expecting us to pay a lump sum to reflect the higher rent backdated to august - I told him no chance and it was fine after that. Some guys are chancers.


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    #8
    antoinolachtnai
    Registered Users Posts: 9,787 ✭✭✭antoinolachtnai


    the landlord can only raise your rent once per year and it has to be in line with market rents (as well as the correct notice being given).

    So you can appeal the increase to the PRTB (as I understand it).


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