good news atlast

I was just talking to steven we want to paint the kitchen this year too.

oh god that is an awful lot on your plate too, I wish it settles down for you, how is your daughter doing now?

She is not feeling great. Resting alot. Taking a medication that is supposed to get her back on track. Take care.

it doesn't work that way here,

in montreal,

I will only know what is available for july next year in april until July, nobody knows before that, that is when people have to tell their present landlord that they will be leaving, they have to give three months notice.

that is what I did this year and in the end I couldn't find anything,

there are many people who had no place to go today, this is our official moving day,

they are in local shelters for the time being until charities can find them something.

What I don't understand, winterose,....is there NOT a cap on the amount of rent increase in Quebec? In B.C. where I live, the most rent can increase is 6%, anything more has to be approved the the B.C. Rentalsboard, and it is a long, long process! The landlord has to be able to prove justification, but if ammenities increase (like Hydro)....which it has lately, by 15% and your rent includes that, your rent can go up by 15%! But thats it! Take care...and Cheers!

I just hope the housing situation is better next year,

on the news it had a report of all the people with no place to go, July 1 is the official moving day but so many people do not have a place to go to, that was the problem I was having I couldn't find anything.

good for you, it is awful living from month to month not knowing what the future will bring

yes it is...

it actually gives me the same amount of time as I had this year, I will only know in april what is available for July

True, but if you continue to look around now you might find something or develop a relationship with a company or property owner or find a program to assist you. If I remember you started looking around a couple months before your lease was up this time around and you still were not able to find anything.

I will pray that she gets that job

PS--Don't want to sound like an alarmist but I know how landlords minds works and more important lawyers...many of my friends said I missed my calling and should have been a lawyer myself...LOL

While this is a USA thing, here are the legal ramifications that might hold true in your area as well

Am I entitled to notice if my landlord wants to increase my rent?

The tenancy between the parties is a legal contract. It cannot be changed by one side. The tenant can agree to a rent increase. But if the tenant does not agree to the rent increase, then the landlord must terminate the tenancy. In a tenancy at will, the landlord must then give a notice to quit but such written notice may include an offer to establish a new tenancy for the same premises at the higher rent. If the tenant does not agree to this rent increase, the only option for the landlord is to commence eviction proceedings.




http://www.mass.gov/courts/courtsandjudges/courts/housingcourt/housingquestions.html#27

Like I said since you have refused any kind of rent increase he could pursue eviction issues

pye I checked into all the legal stuff from the beginning,

I didn't contest the raise when when he made the raise which was illegal because I expected to move,

so it would not have been worth it,

I gave my three months notice as required by law,

he accepted it,

that crap of he rented the place was just a lie

but then when I couldn't find a place for July first

I was relieved that he told me to stay,

but the rent which is the illegal thing was still up to bad,

the 30, is still illegal,

the actual rent increase he could ask for is,

3.00

now next year I can either contest his high rate or move in which case I have to give him his three months notice required by law which I did this year.

I will not know what is available for next year until april when everyone will give their notice that they are moving.

I told him 30.00 was still too high,

I would have paid up to 15.00 more a month, even though I know and he knows by law could only charge me 3.00

but many people don't know the law and they will pay the landlords anything they ask for that is why landlords do these things.


and he does not want to fight it in court because he already knows he will lose

I was shocked he decided to leave the rent as it was, as I said I would have paid up to 15.00 more,

by the way he took too other of the tenents to court and lost that is why he doesn't want to fight anymore.

also I am going to apply for a low rental,

a disability unit

and a senior unit

but all these things take a long time to get sometimes years,

but that will be more first step,

I will be 55 in March so I would be old enough for a seniors residents, I have to find one that will except my son because he takes care of my friend who lives in a seniors building now says they will not accept children under 18 but an adult child who takes care of a disabled parent they have to.

I wasn't aware that one is considered a "senior" at age 55...I thought it was 62---also reading other responses....I never heard of such a thing where one has only one day to move--July 1st...here as long as a person has moved prior to the new month, one can take a whole month to move out...like what if one moves from East Coast to West Coast..THAT would take more than one day to move
but then you're always right aren't you and pick apart any suggestions..sorry, but it is a bad habit of yours
You refused to pay any increase (first the $100 then $30) and yet you expect your landlord to fix up your backyard and kitchen?? I still say from a legal standpoint you could be considered a "difficult" tenant and grounds for eviction issues

it takes a lot of stress off me, I can sleep at night now.

I am glad that you are busy

Your system sounds alot better than ours. We used to have May 1 as moving day but it was changed because it was hard to move on May first it was cold and people preferred to move in the summer.