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[NYC Susan]

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@LilacTree wrote:

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@cherry wrote:

@LilacTree  that is a big jump. I am so sorry this has happened to you both.

Do you have any idea where you will go?

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@cherry

I can hack it here for another year.  Then I will have to move.  My daughters say we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.

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@LilacTree, I don't know if this will be helpful to you, but I negotiate my rent increase every year.  When I get the lease renewal,, I call the Property Manager and ask if she can help me out.  They usually end up meeting me halfway (so a $50 increase, for example, would end up as $25.)

I've had my apartment for a long time, and I'm a really good tenant, so I'm sure that helps.  Just a suggestion - It might be worth a try.  Good luck!

[NYC Susan]

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@ccassaday wrote:

That is a lot of money to be paying for rent. If you already are paying $1814 is $53 dollars really a make it or break it.

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In many areas, that's not a lot to pay for rent. IIRC where LilacTree lives,  that's pretty typical.  And depending on how many rooms she has, etc, it actually could be a bargain.

I also can see how an additional $53 would feel like a lot of money.  When people have their expenses all budgeted out, $53 can throw things into a tailspin.

[goldensrbest]

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@LilacTree wrote:

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@Peaches McPhee wrote:

@LilacTree, what is the percent increase?  Just nosy, I guess.

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@Peaches McPhee

I don't do percentages, Peaches, LOL!  You tell me.  My rent was $1814 and now it's $1867!! 

I have to try to keep laughing.  I am so tired of moving.

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@LilacTree, my gosh ,move to a less expensive area, even if that means out of state,that is terrible.

[Trinity11]

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@goldensrbest wrote:

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@LilacTree wrote:

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@Peaches McPhee wrote:

@LilacTree, what is the percent increase?  Just nosy, I guess.

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@Peaches McPhee

I don't do percentages, Peaches, LOL!  You tell me.  My rent was $1814 and now it's $1867!! 

I have to try to keep laughing.  I am so tired of moving.

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@LilacTree, my gosh ,move to a less expensive area, even if that means out of state,that is terrible.

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That's a very typical rent in New Jersey. If it is a two bedroom that is actually not that bad a price. When the lease is signed there is always something talking about how much an increase per year. I think it has to do what town you are in. Some put a cap on the percentage but I have never heard of a landlord keeping the rent the same every year.

[goldensrbest]

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@Trinity11 wrote:

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@goldensrbest wrote:

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@LilacTree wrote:

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@Peaches McPhee wrote:

@LilacTree, what is the percent increase?  Just nosy, I guess.

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@Peaches McPhee

I don't do percentages, Peaches, LOL!  You tell me.  My rent was $1814 and now it's $1867!! 

I have to try to keep laughing.  I am so tired of moving.

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@LilacTree, my gosh ,move to a less expensive area, even if that means out of state,that is terrible.

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That's a very typical rent in New Jersey. If it is a two bedroom that is actually not that bad a price. When the lease is signed there is always something talking about how much an increase per year. I think it has to do what town you are in. Some put a cap on the percentage but I have never heard of a landlord keeping the rent the same every year.

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I would move to another state.

[LilacTree]

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@NYC Susan wrote:

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@LilacTree wrote:

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@cherry wrote:

@LilacTree  that is a big jump. I am so sorry this has happened to you both.

Do you have any idea where you will go?

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@cherry

I can hack it here for another year.  Then I will have to move.  My daughters say we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.

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@LilacTree, I don't know if this will be helpful to you, but I negotiate my rent increase every year.  When I get the lease renewal,, I call the Property Manager and ask if she can help me out.  They usually end up meeting me halfway (so a $50 increase, for example, would end up as $25.)

I've had my apartment for a long time, and I'm a really good tenant, so I'm sure that helps.  Just a suggestion - It might be worth a try.  Good luck!

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@NYC Susan

That's exactly what I plan to do.  We've only been here less than two years, but I pay my rent so early, they have remarked upon it several times.  And we're quiet and cause no trouble.  The thing is, this is a huge corporation, they own several developments and have thousands of tenants.  But I do plan to give it a go after the New Year.  My new rent isn't due until April 2017, don't know why they sent the lease so early.

[LilacTree]

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@goldensrbest wrote:

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@LilacTree wrote:

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@Peaches McPhee wrote:

@LilacTree, what is the percent increase?  Just nosy, I guess.

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@Peaches McPhee

I don't do percentages, Peaches, LOL!  You tell me.  My rent was $1814 and now it's $1867!! 

I have to try to keep laughing.  I am so tired of moving.

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@LilacTree, my gosh ,move to a less expensive area, even if that means out of state,that is terrible.

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@goldensrbest

That I can't do.  I'd be moving away from my entire family, including extended family. 

I'm over it actually.  It was a shock because I didn't get an increase last year.  Then the guy tells me that's because I started in April of 2015, so the rent was already what 2016's was going to be for folks in this same type of unit.  Huh?  What a stupid thing for him to tell me!!

[tansy]

Does your rent include utilities, Ford?  

[Zhills]

Here in Florida, the law requires a 90 day advanced notice of a rent increase.

[LilacTree]

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@goldensrbest wrote:

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@Trinity11 wrote:

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@goldensrbest wrote:

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@LilacTree wrote:

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@Peaches McPhee wrote:

@LilacTree, what is the percent increase?  Just nosy, I guess.

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@Peaches McPhee

I don't do percentages, Peaches, LOL!  You tell me.  My rent was $1814 and now it's $1867!! 

I have to try to keep laughing.  I am so tired of moving.

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@LilacTree, my gosh ,move to a less expensive area, even if that means out of state,that is terrible.

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That's a very typical rent in New Jersey. If it is a two bedroom that is actually not that bad a price. When the lease is signed there is always something talking about how much an increase per year. I think it has to do what town you are in. Some put a cap on the percentage but I have never heard of a landlord keeping the rent the same every year.

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I would move to another state.

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@goldensrbest

Both my youngest daughter and my LBI daughter rent from single landlords.  That's why their rent doesn't go up.  And my rental payment at my last apartment was government-assisted and stayed the same three times and only went up about $12 one year.  I was spoiled with that kind of renting.  I hadn't rented in a long time.  Owned homes prior to that.