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Rent increase = deposit increase ?

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  • 11-08-2016 1:26pm
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    eoins23456
    Registered Users Posts: 603 ✭✭✭


    My landlord upped my rent by 50 this year and wants to to pay 50 to make the deposit equal the rent. I don't really want to do this but if its standard practice then fair enough. Is this normal enough ?


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    snubbleste
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,117 ✭✭✭✭snubbleste


    No.


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    #3
    L1011
    Registered Users Posts: 68,903 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Its becoming increasingly common. If the landlord has had people refusing to pay the last months rent with "use the deposit" reasons they'll want to ensure it matches.


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    GreatDefector
    Registered Users Posts: 540 ✭✭✭GreatDefector


    About time the government stepped in and handled the deposits independently

    A weed in the corner of the garden and some LL's would be off claiming full landscape fees

    Tenants can be bad too, not paying last months rent


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    SteM
    Registered Users Posts: 6,726 ✭✭✭SteM


    GreatDefector wrote: »
    About time the government stepped in and handled the deposits independently

    A weed in the corner of the garden and some LL's would be off claiming full landscape fees

    Tenants can be bad too, not paying last months rent

    Who will pay to set that department up and maintain it you think? Glad I'm not renting these days to be honest.


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    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,678 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    A deposit protection scheme has been in the works by the RTB for a while now and due for launch next year.


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    davo10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,926 ✭✭✭davo10


    Check your contract, it may say that deposit is equal to monthly rent so it would stand to reason that if rent increases, the deposit increases by the equivalent amount. To be honest, as a tenant or landlord I wouldn't get bent out of shape over 50. You can stand your ground and there is little the LL can do about it.


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    Lux23
    Registered Users Posts: 7,134 ✭✭✭Lux23


    I wouldn't have a problem with that. Just pay it.


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