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Common Tenant Problems => Rent => Topic started by: KatieS on October 05, 2021, 10:26:33 am

Title: Lawyer Blogs about Jan 1 Rent Increase
Post by: KatieS on October 05, 2021, 10:26:33 am

Informative opinion from a lawyer:

https://www.markhabiblawyers.com/news/2021-the-year-of-the-rent-freeze

Quotes from this blog article:

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The rent freeze does not mean landlords can't give notices in 2021. It just means that increases can't take effect in 2021. For example, a landlord could give a notice in September 2021 for a rent increase to take effect on January 1, 2022.

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There are some ways that rents can be increased in 2021 despite the freeze.

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Although the rent freeze is in effect for all of 2021, not all tenants will get a full 12 months of protection.