Post Tag: Rent

Tenant Troubles: Can I Have My Living Situation “Both Ways”?
Pay the rent. That's the best single piece of advice I can give to tenants. You'd be surprised at how many landlord issues disappear when you pay the rent. Read More →
Tenant Troubles: When Can My Landlord Ask For My Annual Rent Increase?
Your one-year lease guarantees your rent for one year, not 11 months. This is even true in Bakersfield and Yuba City! Read More →
Tenant Troubles: Will The Board Of Supes’ Soft-Story Retrofit Requirement End Up Costing Me A Bundle?
Like the issue of soft-story retrofits, the San Francisco capital improvements Ordinance and Rules are complicated and dense. Read More →
Tenant Troubles: My (Ex) Girlfriend’s Moving Out, Will My Rent Be Going Up?
The landlord cannot increase your rent beyond the allowable increase set by the Rent Board because you are an original tenant on the lease. Read More →
Tenant Troubles: Do I Risk Losing My Apartment If I Take An Out Of Town Temporary Job?
Given the facts as you relate them, you shouldn't have any problem "moving" to Los Angeles to accept a temporary contract job. Read More →
Tenant Troubles: My Boyfriend Moved Out, And My Rent Went Up
The landlord would argue that you are not an original occupant and, despite the fact that you paid rent directly to her agent, she did not waive his right to increase the rent. Read More →