Lynnette Simpson
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- California
My boyfriend lives in a big fancy apartment building owned and managed by a large corporation. His lease was to be up on July 22nd and they sent him an email 3 months prior telling him that if he wished to renew, his rent would be going from $3,800 to $4,800 (note the typical CA rental controls do not apply bc it's a newer building). He eventually was able to get them down to $4,200 but this took quite a bit if time and he declined not just because the increase was too much but because I am pregnant and we need to get a place together.
He puts in his 30 days notice on June 29th and is informed that they actually require a 60 day notice. Then on July 1, $6,800 was taken out of his account for rent which when he finally got ahold of someone he was told was his normal rent for July 1 through the 22nd plus the prorated amount for the rest of the month at the 'monthly to month rate' which is $13,095! So now he is has to pay not just this prorated amount for July but the month to month rate for August since he is required to provide 60 days notice.
Is there any way out of this? What if we vacate at the 30 day mark and refuse to pay? This seems like an insane amount to raise the rent. I'm at a loss. Any help is very very appreciated. I am guessing with how large a company this is that the lease is pretty sound. They make it extremely hard to talk to a real person and are very unresponsive in general.
He puts in his 30 days notice on June 29th and is informed that they actually require a 60 day notice. Then on July 1, $6,800 was taken out of his account for rent which when he finally got ahold of someone he was told was his normal rent for July 1 through the 22nd plus the prorated amount for the rest of the month at the 'monthly to month rate' which is $13,095! So now he is has to pay not just this prorated amount for July but the month to month rate for August since he is required to provide 60 days notice.
Is there any way out of this? What if we vacate at the 30 day mark and refuse to pay? This seems like an insane amount to raise the rent. I'm at a loss. Any help is very very appreciated. I am guessing with how large a company this is that the lease is pretty sound. They make it extremely hard to talk to a real person and are very unresponsive in general.
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