First of all the tenants should have been told there is a new landlord by the old landlord.. the new landlord should have given them more notice of a rent increase.
@@frickpoo6644, bullshit. She was there for 20 years. That doesn't happen if she was a bad tenant. The prior landlord probably retired from the landlording business. I know lots of landlords that did during the pandemic.
@@aliciagreen7512 bs. That lady was a bich. I'm sure he stuck it to her by not telling her he was leaving. I can tell her narcissist personality in 2 minutes from watching her. Now amplify that times a couple of decades. Hahahahaha I would have done the same too. In all that time no rent increase. It's because she'd argue and the old landlord gave in. The new one didn't. I would have evicted her just because she's a nasty person
It makes him a horrible person to increase it in the next 3 weeks, though. Give them notice so they can properly move on. It's the right thing to do, if you're not a total scumbag.
He actually didn't raise the rent until after they moved and skipped out on the last month's rent. They're kind of lucky JM didn't make them pays for March due to them not giving enough notice.
@@jedimasters1462 he told them he was raising it, he did it to get them out because he knew they were paying low rent, then he'll get someone else in there and charge through the nose. This is a common tactic throughout the country, a lot of them do this, happens all the time.
@@gtsound12 for the first 15 yrs they lived there $800 was standard, up until the last 5 yrs rent prices were fairly normal. She wasn't getting a deal she had market rate for quite a while because she ran the business out of the house not out of a store. Where I live rent was around $800/mo for 2 br apts, last year 2 br apts went to over $1800, it's why we have so many homeless families in hotels right now. Greedy landlords and LLCs, but it won't last too long.
@@Anglynn74 greedy landlords and LLCs? Lol did you miss the pandemic where landlords got no rent for 2 years or more depending on where you lived and they couldn’t do anything about it. People lived rent free for years and wasted the money they did get during the time. So now that the rent moratorium is over they are crying because they are being evicted and rent is going up.
Greed is taking over the world! I'm not saying that based on this case alone. I'm saying that because the "haves" are making it almost impossible for the "have-nots" to live a decent life at the moment. Gone are the days of...as long as you have a decent job you can afford to rent a house...in some places (states) even with two people working they struggle to make ends meet. It really is disgusting!
and i think if a tenant has to move out because of a large rent increase then the landlord automatically by law should not be allowed to sue the tenant for last month rent and should have to return the deposit within 48 hours of move out unless damages can be proved .
laws seem to be more in the landlords favor . tenants usually have to pay a deposit immediately yet landlords are allowed 3 weeks by law to return a deposit . thats ridiculous and requiring tenants to pay deposits should be illegal !
Did you watch the case before publishing this comment? The plaintiff was NOT allowed to collect double the rent for the initial month BECAUSE he gave insufficient notice. He was only awarded the previous, lower rent for that month because he gave only 3 weeks notice. I’d edit or delete your comment because it could mislead viewers; weird how it already has 25+ likes…
I heard that in Southern California the 60 day notice must be delivered by hand by two rent increase counselors accompanied by an emotional support rabbit and a vegan cake. Is that true?
Where I'm from we have to give tenants a written notice that's delivered by mail and accepted by signature. (That way they can't say they didn't receive the notice.) It has to give specific details about any type of change in rent or anything that is different from the lease in the letter and say the exact date in which the change will become effective. And the letter has to be at least 45 days in advance of the effective date. That's 15 days to negotiate and 30 days to make the accommodations and meet the guidelines of the amended lease. I've never had any troubles from any of my tenants which are 4 home renters and 7 business/office space renters. But I also have never done a double Increase either. I just couldn't do that to them. They've become my close friends.
@That Tunisian Crochet Life what you stated is only partially correct. Home and commercial properties do have different rules but both have to be notified based on the rules of the state you live in. Which was the reason the good judge ruled tge way she did. the fact that neither side gave the proper notice that a change was coming.. the comments we have given are actually very relevant.
As a tenant I have went through this exact thing before. You have to not only know your rights as a tenant but educate yourself on your landlords rights as well. He can raise the rent to whatever he pleases, but if they say know they have every right to move. He wanted to double the rent in less than 30 days and he cannot do that. As far as security deposit goes I would research to see if they could keep it and not forward it to the new landlord and/or return it to the tenant. During the pandemic a lot of landlords got PPP loans and then after receiving the funds sold the property and left due to so many ppl unable to pay their rent. All of these things play a part and could be used to your advantage if you are a paying tenant and play your cards right. It’s all a game ppl. 💯
My landlord who did this, I simply told her that if that’s what she wanted to do she was in fact changing the due date of my rent since she notified me in the middle of the month. After that I told her I would move and she could find a new tenant. When she expressed that she wanted me to stay and she would keep my rent the same I then demanded a lease. After my lease was up I moved and her place sat empty for almost 2 years (I moved about 4 miles away). Gotta know the game. A lot of them think they can raise their rent to whatever not even researching the comps nor updating shyt. Nowadays people are not going to pay high end prices for a 80’s style apt. 🤷🏾♀️
I've only just started watching these newer cases (after powering through the backlog on the channel) and the vibe is so different from the in-person cases. I'm not sure if it's a bad thing per se, but these virtual episodes feel like a completely different show.
OMG I would take a good Tennant who regularly pays and looks after my property, on reduced rent, over a string of bad tenants EVERYDAY of the week. He wanted a 90% increase, that's just outrageous.
Inflationary increases are expected. What isn't expected is a rent increase of 400%. I'm sure it varies from place to place, but you get the idea, it's fueled by the market and the market is fueled by greed or what they call " Whatever the market will bear " which means you charge as much as possible to the point where people can't afford to pay anymore, and that's where the price rests.
I disagree with the judge that he's not a greedy person, a decent person would give everyone 2-3 months before doubling the rent so they could find a good place. But, again we need to blame politicians that protects corporations and not people. He even tried to pressure them by saying they would never find a cheaper place.
Doug the hallway guy every single case: "What do you feel about the judge's verdict" "I don't like it" "Well too bad, that's her ruling, you have to pay!" What a talent 🙄
They are completely legal to do so, up to a certain amount and only during certain time periods. He could raise it upon buying, but wouldn't be able to higher it before a full year.
@@Jahmai203 he bought the property to make them move so he could make triple the amount per month, it's an investment. if he wants to have an actual "business" then he should do an actual business instead of an investment. He bought the property knowing what they were paying, knowing they would move, and knowing he'd get more money from a new tenant. He's no better than the LLCs. What he did, however, is actually illegal in many counties, it's why people are asking for it to be illegal nationwide. Your toaster has more consumer protections than tenants right now. No one would be okay with that all in the name of "investment"
@@Anglynn74 what countries are you referring to, specifically? And what exactly do you want to be illegal nationwide? Renting a property, even for 20+ years, doesn’t magically give you any rights in that property.
Of course he can do what he likes with his property, but I question the wisdom of kicking/driving out an established business of 20 years for hopes of getting more rent in Jan of 2021.
I disagree; it is immoral of the landlord to double the rent. A big problem in this life is that people like the plaintiff are greedy, self centered, selfish, narcissistic richards.
This sounds like commercial real-estate rentals, not residential. In residential, there are lots of protections for the renter, but for commercial it's cut-throat.
Her final thoughts spoke volumes to her character. Thinking she should have been able to skip out without payiny ANY rent is absolutely wild. Rent increases are never pleasant for any renter, but anyone entering a month to month tenancy should expect it could happen at any moment(with the proper notice). In my state, landlords are allowed to raise the rent as often or as much as they see fit...unless there is a lease locking in a price for a specified amount of time. Also, for those saying the previous landlord had an obligation to notify tenants about selling the property, you are wrong. Perhaps morally but certainly not legally.
In her mind, she had already paid ‘last month’ when she first rented the place 20 years ago. Just from the fact that she believed that to be true, it’s easy to understand why she thinks she shouldn’t have to pay more. Regardless of whether she was right or wrong, her belief explains her statement and doesn’t necessarily mean she has a bad character (maybe just a bad memory? 😅)
I mean 20 years at 800 is a steal and good things don’t last forever. While I think he’s trash for spiking it like that especially in these unprecedented times, they gotta move on cause that man seems greedy
I worked for a property management company in the late 90s. When the new CEO took over the company and went through the leasing part and found the current tenants have not had an increase to meet the current market price. When the lease was up for renewal and was priced to the current market, A LOT of tenants were angry and left the building to find we were still reasonable. 20 years on a month to month with the same rent... They came out ahead of the game. The defendant did nothing wrong!
20 years in one place , I would’ve asked to rent to own by then sheesh. I don’t blame him for raising the rent, that amount is definitely reflective of two decades ago 😂 what I do fault him for is not giving them at least 30-60 days to move or pay more.
Amazing, you can rent something for more than 20 years and be told your rent is doubling with just 30 days notice. During holidays. During a pandemic. Amazing.
They were there for 20 years. I would have kept their rent at the rate the previous owner gave them. To expect to pay twice as much rent in such a short amount of time is ridiculous.
sadly this is happening to A LOT of properties in the last 2 years, and it's completely legal, any landlord can raise rent to any amount at any time for any reason. My crockpot has more consumer protection laws than tenants in the united states do right now and that's actually true.
She had no rent increases in the 20 years she was there. Do you think property tax, insurance and maintenance cost for that place has stayed the same for the last 20 years?
@@Channel-JJ property tax, insurance & maintenance doesn't cost that much to maintain one house unless it's in California. the vast majority of places are nowhere near the amt he's asking for. Nothing justifies raising rent over 400 bucks overnight. They might be able to get that one over on renters who've never owned a home, the rest of us who've been dealing with mortgages for decades can see through the bullshit.
@@Channel-JJ I don't care if it's a house, commercial bldg or a teepee, it doesn't change this landlord textbook tactic that's been rampant for years now. Sorry kid, you can keep hitting reply but we'll have to agree to disagree here.
I know someone who refuses to move because she's had the same rent for the last 9 years. I'm assuming her property management company is rolling in the dough and collecting lots of rents on lots of other properties.
😬 Raising the rent is fine, but give them the 30 days! The defendant has been there for 20 years with extremely cheap rent... how do you not have money put up? 🤯
I just don't understand people like the plaintiff. He doubled the rent with no real notice and drove out 20 year tenants and lost monies. If he had raised the rent in small increments as time went by they most likely would've continued leasing AND he would still have money coming in. A little bit of money is better than no money 🙄🤦🏼♀️
Why didn't the landlord get rent for March? They didn't give notice of leaving until February 7th. Doesn't the judge always say if you stay one day into the next month you have to pay for the whole month? At the very least they should have had to pay rent for the first week of March.
There isn’t rent stabilization in commercial rentals to my knowledge. Someone laying rock bottom for 20 yrs should expect to pay more at some point. They have been blessed for a long time.
Based on their accents, it is not surprising that tenants in a Southern state would be paying the same rent on a month-to-month basis for decades. Owners in our neck of the woods appreciate having good tenants and never raise their rents.🤩
The judge is wrong at the end about the insurance. You can file a claim with your insurance and your insurance adjuster will find and contact the Uncle’s insurance carrier and file the claim there. If there is no coverage under that policy, depending on if the Uncle is excluded on this cars policy, the owner of the vehicle’s insurance company will cover it and require the insured to exclude the Uncle on the policy moving forward.
What a jerk. I’m sorry but I wish more people could be understanding. Not only does he know a business for 20 years is about to have the hassle of moving but then he wants to sue them? My gosh
Defendant sounds like have had same rent for 20 years. That makes no sense unless one of two things. The landlord previously was great and didn’t really need the money or there was some sort of rent hold in place that only gets lifted once tenant moves or there is a new owner. Either way defendants don’t realize what a great deal they got for 20 years.
Less than $10 a sq foot rental space for a commercial business is actually very good rent. The Defendants seemed very angry and hostile. The Plaintiff even said that for their area, he was very reasonable. I'd like to know how much the Defendants are paying now per square foot.
It doesn't matter if she paid the deposit three landlords ago, she still paid the deposit. She's not out that deposit, HOWEVER she has to prove that she paid that deposit.
I don't think a new landlord should be allowed to say they're going to raise the rent in one month; it should have to be 60 days. Because you need time to negotiate with the landlord, and then look for rent as WELL as giving a full month notice. That's not fair at all. With that reasoning, you would have to give notice the day he tells you that your rent is going up. That's ridiculous. That means you would have to give notice before you even have another place! That's crazy!
The old owner could have signed a lease with her at a set price before selling/closing. That would have given them time and a price locked in for an amount of time.
They have been renting the same area for 20+ years without a single rent increase. Not one! I bet they was making plenty of money increasing costs onto their customers for the pet grooming business. I don't think the plaintiff is being greedy at all for charging what today's rates dictate. You can't pay, you have to go. Period.
Tenants were lucky to have the same rent for 20yrs!! No one gets a deal like that. To expect that to remain forever is delusional. As long as the landlord is within his legal rights, he can charge what he wants. I’m sure he didn’t pay the previous owner the same price the previous owner paid for the building when he bought it. All his expenses are higher, including mortgage (if he has one.) So why should he take the loss in an investment he worked so hard to obtain? Unfortunately when you rent, you don’t get to make those decisions.
Plaintiff - is the one bringing the case to court Defendant- is the one who defends themselves against the claim "case" Plaintiff -on our left Defendant- on our right
Since they gave notice on February 7 30 days would be into March shouldn’t they be on the hook for February and March rent probably not rent that out by March?
Idc what anyone says…busting in the door like the Koolaid Man on January 1st and announcing your the new owner and that you’re doubling rent IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC is a scum move. Everyone talks about “small businesses” and how they believe they are sooo important…until something like this happens.
The new owner has the right to do what he did, but that doesn't stop him being a horrible lowlife for instantly doubling the rent. The crazy thing is that the business had been there for 20 years and as a business person myself, I think it good business to look after a good long term tenant. Keeping a good tenant at a lower rent is generally more profitable than having a series of businesses that fail because the rent is too high and having the property empty multiple times.
@That Tunisian Crochet Life No, a good businessman takes a lower amount in order to keep a long term and reliable tenant. I see it all the time where greedy landlords jack up the rent then discover their property stays vacant for long periods. Owning property is a long term investment and the profit is taken when the property sells. This jerk landlord wants his profit up front, but in forcing people out he may not get the reward he wants. He lost a lot of what he wanted here because he failed to give 30 days notice, and he cannot charge a rent amount that had never been agreed upon. I have owned several businesses over the years. I am retired now, but I would never do what this new landlord did, simply because it is not good business practice.
Not sure why people are making plaintiff out to be a bad guy. What judge wanted him to do was the meanest thing possible which was to give them 30 day notice. Instead he was trying to make a deal with them and never started the clock ticking on the notice.
@ThatTunisianCrochetLife in some states there was landlords were not allowed to on both home apartments or commercial properties the also weren’t allowed to evict
Landlords like this are a pos. Idc what the judge says. I get that it maybe worth more. But to not only come out of no where double the rent, your nasty about it. Just wrong...There are more people in this world that can not just pay double their rent in a month let alone 3 weeks than those that can. People need to be understanding of that. Idc what the LAW is.
New owner should’ve received the tenants’ security deposits from the old landlord. Somebody needs to have that money to return to the tenants. Inflation is fine, but expecting to double rent on a 20 year tenant, especially during a pandemic is not only a dick move, but bad business. A mor e gradual increase would work better for everyone. Plus, new landlord better make sure that property is in top shape if he wants top dollar.
It’s not immoral of the landlord to DOUBLE someone’s rent during a pandemic and give 3 weeks notice? Judge M is so out of touch with us regular hard working middle class folk. Btw she’s a landlord! It may not be illegal for him to do buts it’s for sure immoral. What a shit human being.
How does that work if you have a year lease but someone buys the building and gives a 30 days notice they are increasing the rent? How can someone do that when your on a contract locked in for a yesr?
Although they were there in the month of February, and he gave no notice about the raising of the rent, they still have to pay one month's rent. And if they hadn't moved, and they squatted, he would have sued for more money. Luckily them did move, but own for the February rent, since they stayed that month.
Cry me a river... Just because someone gave you a great deal for years then sold the building doesnt mean the new buyer can wubsidize your tears. They paid much more for the building than the last owner.
Plaintiff needs to pay what everyone else pays in rent, no one is special and everyone needs to follow the laws. Sad how stupid people can be and not know what to do.
Just because the old landlord was cutting them some slack doesn’t mean the new landlord will. If he wants to increase the rent, he has to give proper notice so they can choose wether to stay or not 🤷♀️ fair ruling
he did it because they were month to month, if they had a lease he would have had to honor the price until their lease ran out. he took advantage of the situation, he knew what they were paying before he bought the property.
First of all the tenants should have been told there is a new landlord by the old landlord.. the new landlord should have given them more notice of a rent increase.
im sure the old landlord was sick of dealing w her, and wanted to leave her w a surprise.
@@frickpoo6644, bullshit. She was there for 20 years. That doesn't happen if she was a bad tenant. The prior landlord probably retired from the landlording business. I know lots of landlords that did during the pandemic.
@@frickpoo6644 yeah it's called gentrification.
What? The old landlord is the only one with any obligation at all. She had no lease what world do you live in?
@@aliciagreen7512 bs. That lady was a bich. I'm sure he stuck it to her by not telling her he was leaving. I can tell her narcissist personality in 2 minutes from watching her. Now amplify that times a couple of decades. Hahahahaha I would have done the same too. In all that time no rent increase. It's because she'd argue and the old landlord gave in. The new one didn't. I would have evicted her just because she's a nasty person
The plaintiff did not give them proper notice that he was raising their rent either. They were both wrong in how this was handled.
It makes him a horrible person to increase it in the next 3 weeks, though. Give them notice so they can properly move on. It's the right thing to do, if you're not a total scumbag.
He actually didn't raise the rent until after they moved and skipped out on the last month's rent. They're kind of lucky JM didn't make them pays for March due to them not giving enough notice.
@@jedimasters1462 he told them he was raising it, he did it to get them out because he knew they were paying low rent, then he'll get someone else in there and charge through the nose. This is a common tactic throughout the country, a lot of them do this, happens all the time.
@@Anglynn74 try to get someone in there. a lot of open business space since COVID.
He is a total scumbag
I just get sleeze vibes from the landlord.
Yeah same here ,I hate that guy
most of them are
Many aren't personable at all🤣
@S.A.T. BRAVO pretty strong for a stranger you don't know 🙄
plaintiff owns the property. defendants felt entitled.
I feel for the plaintiff. Having double rent sprung on you after you've been at a place for over 20 years just sucks.
*defendant
800 for a business is crazy. She got super lucky. People pay more then that for studio apartments
Do you know what double means?
@@gtsound12 for the first 15 yrs they lived there $800 was standard, up until the last 5 yrs rent prices were fairly normal. She wasn't getting a deal she had market rate for quite a while because she ran the business out of the house not out of a store. Where I live rent was around $800/mo for 2 br apts, last year 2 br apts went to over $1800, it's why we have so many homeless families in hotels right now. Greedy landlords and LLCs, but it won't last too long.
@@Anglynn74 greedy landlords and LLCs? Lol did you miss the pandemic where landlords got no rent for 2 years or more depending on where you lived and they couldn’t do anything about it. People lived rent free for years and wasted the money they did get during the time. So now that the rent moratorium is over they are crying because they are being evicted and rent is going up.
They should invest in a trailer and go mobile, low overhead, no rent, cover more area or even stationary are home with it,etc
Greed is taking over the world! I'm not saying that based on this case alone. I'm saying that because the "haves" are making it almost impossible for the "have-nots" to live a decent life at the moment. Gone are the days of...as long as you have a decent job you can afford to rent a house...in some places (states) even with two people working they struggle to make ends meet. It really is disgusting!
🎯 Middle class is being ABOLISHED
This is a perfect example of greed though.
It's more than greed, it's got no name what is happening, the push for socialism is here.
and i think if a tenant has to move out because of a large rent increase then the landlord automatically by law should not be allowed to sue the tenant for last month rent and should have to return the deposit within 48 hours of move out unless damages can be proved .
laws seem to be more in the landlords favor . tenants usually have to pay a deposit immediately yet landlords are allowed 3 weeks by law to return a deposit . thats ridiculous and requiring tenants to pay deposits should be illegal !
That's not fair. How come he can double the rent with 3 weeks notice but she can't give 3 weeks notice. That is so wrong.
He wasn't allowed to raise the rent because of the short notice.
What is good for the goose is good for the gander
Did you watch the case before publishing this comment? The plaintiff was NOT allowed to collect double the rent for the initial month BECAUSE he gave insufficient notice. He was only awarded the previous, lower rent for that month because he gave only 3 weeks notice. I’d edit or delete your comment because it could mislead viewers; weird how it already has 25+ likes…
In California the landlord has to give 60 days notice if the tenant has been there more than 2 years.
I heard that in Southern California the 60 day notice must be delivered by hand by two rent increase counselors accompanied by an emotional support rabbit and a vegan cake. Is that true?
That is reasonable.
Where I'm from we have to give tenants a written notice that's delivered by mail and accepted by signature. (That way they can't say they didn't receive the notice.) It has to give specific details about any type of change in rent or anything that is different from the lease in the letter and say the exact date in which the change will become effective. And the letter has to be at least 45 days in advance of the effective date. That's 15 days to negotiate and 30 days to make the accommodations and meet the guidelines of the amended lease. I've never had any troubles from any of my tenants which are 4 home renters and 7 business/office space renters. But I also have never done a double Increase either. I just couldn't do that to them. They've become my close friends.
@That Tunisian Crochet Life what you stated is only partially correct. Home and commercial properties do have different rules but both have to be notified based on the rules of the state you live in. Which was the reason the good judge ruled tge way she did. the fact that neither side gave the proper notice that a change was coming.. the comments we have given are actually very relevant.
@@Channel-JJlame
How is it legal that someone can just double someone's rent and think it is reasonable? Seriously.
Depends on whether there is a lease or not.
It's perfectly legal if they are month to month.
It looks as though she's never had a rent increase in the 20 years she's been there. He wasn't doubling it, that would be $1,600.
Market rate
It's legal. It's probably not moral, but then again, landlords aren't necessarily known for their high sense of ethics.
As a tenant I have went through this exact thing before. You have to not only know your rights as a tenant but educate yourself on your landlords rights as well. He can raise the rent to whatever he pleases, but if they say know they have every right to move. He wanted to double the rent in less than 30 days and he cannot do that. As far as security deposit goes I would research to see if they could keep it and not forward it to the new landlord and/or return it to the tenant. During the pandemic a lot of landlords got PPP loans and then after receiving the funds sold the property and left due to so many ppl unable to pay their rent. All of these things play a part and could be used to your advantage if you are a paying tenant and play your cards right. It’s all a game ppl. 💯
My landlord who did this, I simply told her that if that’s what she wanted to do she was in fact changing the due date of my rent since she notified me in the middle of the month. After that I told her I would move and she could find a new tenant. When she expressed that she wanted me to stay and she would keep my rent the same I then demanded a lease. After my lease was up I moved and her place sat empty for almost 2 years (I moved about 4 miles away). Gotta know the game. A lot of them think they can raise their rent to whatever not even researching the comps nor updating shyt. Nowadays people are not going to pay high end prices for a 80’s style apt. 🤷🏾♀️
I've only just started watching these newer cases (after powering through the backlog on the channel) and the vibe is so different from the in-person cases. I'm not sure if it's a bad thing per se, but these virtual episodes feel like a completely different show.
Yeah it really does,
I don’t like it at all
Is there no laws governing new owners and raising rent..,I am sure in Canada there is.
OMG I would take a good Tennant who regularly pays and looks after my property, on reduced rent, over a string of bad tenants EVERYDAY of the week. He wanted a 90% increase, that's just outrageous.
I think it's interesting that when housing prices went up, rent also went up in buildings that were already bought and paid for.
Yes but if the rent is the landlord’s income then the value of the rent isn’t the same due to inflation.
Inflationary increases are expected. What isn't expected is a rent increase of 400%. I'm sure it varies from place to place, but you get the idea, it's fueled by the market and the market is fueled by greed or what they call " Whatever the market will bear " which means you charge as much as possible to the point where people can't afford to pay anymore, and that's where the price rests.
That looked funny having the defendants connected by one headphone set lol
I disagree with the judge that he's not a greedy person, a decent person would give everyone 2-3 months before doubling the rent so they could find a good place. But, again we need to blame politicians that protects corporations and not people. He even tried to pressure them by saying they would never find a cheaper place.
Doug the hallway guy every single case:
"What do you feel about the judge's verdict"
"I don't like it"
"Well too bad, that's her ruling, you have to pay!"
What a talent 🙄
He's ridiculous. Same old question, same old response. 🙄
@@Jahmai203 I'm starting to notice 🤔
Doug only has one Job and he's gonna Do it! 😂
A robot could do his job at this point. Maybe he is one which would explain it
That landlord is a jerk
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The landlord is what’s wrong in this country rental issues and homeless problems! Buying a property and jacking the rent up almost double! He’s a POS!
They are completely legal to do so, up to a certain amount and only during certain time periods. He could raise it upon buying, but wouldn't be able to higher it before a full year.
I wouldn't call him a POS. He bought the property to make money, not to be anyone's best friend.
@@Jahmai203 he bought the property to make them move so he could make triple the amount per month, it's an investment. if he wants to have an actual "business" then he should do an actual business instead of an investment. He bought the property knowing what they were paying, knowing they would move, and knowing he'd get more money from a new tenant. He's no better than the LLCs. What he did, however, is actually illegal in many counties, it's why people are asking for it to be illegal nationwide. Your toaster has more consumer protections than tenants right now. No one would be okay with that all in the name of "investment"
@@Anglynn74 What countries is it illegal for a landlord to increase commercial rent on a space that has had the same rent for 20 years?
@@Anglynn74 what countries are you referring to, specifically? And what exactly do you want to be illegal nationwide? Renting a property, even for 20+ years, doesn’t magically give you any rights in that property.
The Landlord has a mortgage to pay. He probably does not out right own the building. He has a loan to pay off. Both sides were wrong.
Of course he can do what he likes with his property, but I question the wisdom of kicking/driving out an established business of 20 years for hopes of getting more rent in Jan of 2021.
I disagree; it is immoral of the landlord to double the rent. A big problem in this life is that people like the plaintiff are greedy, self centered, selfish, narcissistic richards.
This sounds like commercial real-estate rentals, not residential. In residential, there are lots of protections for the renter, but for commercial it's cut-throat.
I’m surprised he didn’t get March rent ($800) for lack of notice because they decided not to go forward until after February 1.
Her final thoughts spoke volumes to her character. Thinking she should have been able to skip out without payiny ANY rent is absolutely wild.
Rent increases are never pleasant for any renter, but anyone entering a month to month tenancy should expect it could happen at any moment(with the proper notice). In my state, landlords are allowed to raise the rent as often or as much as they see fit...unless there is a lease locking in a price for a specified amount of time.
Also, for those saying the previous landlord had an obligation to notify tenants about selling the property, you are wrong. Perhaps morally but certainly not legally.
In her mind, she had already paid ‘last month’ when she first rented the place 20 years ago. Just from the fact that she believed that to be true, it’s easy to understand why she thinks she shouldn’t have to pay more. Regardless of whether she was right or wrong, her belief explains her statement and doesn’t necessarily mean she has a bad character (maybe just a bad memory? 😅)
No it doesn’t speak to her character
I mean 20 years at 800 is a steal and good things don’t last forever. While I think he’s trash for spiking it like that especially in these unprecedented times, they gotta move on cause that man seems greedy
I worked for a property management company in the late 90s. When the new CEO took over the company and went through the leasing part and found the current tenants have not had an increase to meet the current market price. When the lease was up for renewal and was priced to the current market, A LOT of tenants were angry and left the building to find we were still reasonable.
20 years on a month to month with the same rent... They came out ahead of the game. The defendant did nothing wrong!
Lord the difference between plaintiff and defendant be tearing y’all up
@@Lolalenice For REAL! I've seen at least 5 comments now where people are getting plaintiff/defendant wrong. It's driving me nuts. 😅
20 years in one place , I would’ve asked to rent to own by then sheesh. I don’t blame him for raising the rent, that amount is definitely reflective of two decades ago 😂 what I do fault him for is not giving them at least 30-60 days to move or pay more.
This landlord was not involved in their twenty years prior, but to increase their rent is horrible, would you like it?
Amazing, you can rent something for more than 20 years and be told your rent is doubling with just 30 days notice. During holidays. During a pandemic.
Amazing.
Fair verdict.....messy case
Brett reminds me of Benjamin Button 😅
🤣🤣🤣
In California, if a tenant has been on a month-to-month tenancy for over 2 years, the landlord is required to give 60 days notice.
If you been there 20 years renting that 15 years too long damn she could’ve bought a trailer 2/3 times over
They were there for 20 years. I would have kept their rent at the rate the previous owner gave them. To expect to pay twice as much rent in such a short amount of time is ridiculous.
sadly this is happening to A LOT of properties in the last 2 years, and it's completely legal, any landlord can raise rent to any amount at any time for any reason. My crockpot has more consumer protection laws than tenants in the united states do right now and that's actually true.
She had no rent increases in the 20 years she was there. Do you think property tax, insurance and maintenance cost for that place has stayed the same for the last 20 years?
@@Channel-JJ property tax, insurance & maintenance doesn't cost that much to maintain one house unless it's in California. the vast majority of places are nowhere near the amt he's asking for. Nothing justifies raising rent over 400 bucks overnight. They might be able to get that one over on renters who've never owned a home, the rest of us who've been dealing with mortgages for decades can see through the bullshit.
@@Anglynn74 It's not a house it is a commercial building with other tenants.
@@Channel-JJ I don't care if it's a house, commercial bldg or a teepee, it doesn't change this landlord textbook tactic that's been rampant for years now. Sorry kid, you can keep hitting reply but we'll have to agree to disagree here.
Sucks for the plaintiff but hopefully she can also realize and be grateful that she had such a good deal on rent for 20+ years.
Then what about the future? While you’re living in the past “grateful” but currently can’t afford rent?
Wow 20 years without a rent increase that is unheard of unless you're family.
I know someone who refuses to move because she's had the same rent for the last 9 years. I'm assuming her property management company is rolling in the dough and collecting lots of rents on lots of other properties.
Her husband looks like her dad.
Why is everyone saying double when it's 800 to 1200.
High but 50% not 100 %
Because he said the following year it goes to 1500. That's almost double. Smh
😬 Raising the rent is fine, but give them the 30 days! The defendant has been there for 20 years with extremely cheap rent... how do you not have money put up? 🤯
20 years in one place is hard to move an keep all clients. You end up paying for all business materials that have your address on it.
I just don't understand people like the plaintiff. He doubled the rent with no real notice and drove out 20 year tenants and lost monies. If he had raised the rent in small increments as time went by they most likely would've continued leasing AND he would still have money coming in. A little bit of money is better than no money 🙄🤦🏼♀️
More cases like these!
Why didn't the landlord get rent for March? They didn't give notice of leaving until February 7th. Doesn't the judge always say if you stay one day into the next month you have to pay for the whole month? At the very least they should have had to pay rent for the first week of March.
It seems like she may have just canceled it out because the landlord did not give them the proper 30 days notice either.
Exactly it’s not fair to double these prices on tenants! It should’ve illegal to do that
He could have kicked them out in 30 days.
There isn’t rent stabilization in commercial rentals to my knowledge. Someone laying rock bottom for 20 yrs should expect to pay more at some point. They have been blessed for a long time.
Sounds like they had a narrow escape.
Greedy Jack is going to have a new tenant who is constantly paying the rent late.
Based on their accents, it is not surprising that tenants in a Southern state would be paying the same rent on a month-to-month basis for decades. Owners in our neck of the woods appreciate having good tenants and never raise their rents.🤩
Almost double the rent on them with short notice… SLUMLORD. Check your states rent increase law. CA is 5% I believe.
It’s 10 if month to month
private property you can charge whatever you want
He did nothing wrong.
He's not a slum lord because the last landlords choose not to charge them fair market value.
@@melissaomalia9870 not in many counties, it differs state to state and county to county for good reason, it's scammy
I wonder if the place is rented now.
I know it's business but that's a huge increase for a business owner. That sucks!
The judge is wrong at the end about the insurance. You can file a claim with your insurance and your insurance adjuster will find and contact the Uncle’s insurance carrier and file the claim there. If there is no coverage under that policy, depending on if the Uncle is excluded on this cars policy, the owner of the vehicle’s insurance company will cover it and require the insured to exclude the Uncle on the policy moving forward.
What a jerk. I’m sorry but I wish more people could be understanding. Not only does he know a business for 20 years is about to have the hassle of moving but then he wants to sue them? My gosh
Defendant sounds like have had same rent for 20 years. That makes no sense unless one of two things. The landlord previously was great and didn’t really need the money or there was some sort of rent hold in place that only gets lifted once tenant moves or there is a new owner. Either way defendants don’t realize what a great deal they got for 20 years.
The purchase price the landlord paid for the property was helluva lot higher than the previous owner paid decades earlier.
Less than $10 a sq foot rental space for a commercial business is actually very good rent. The Defendants seemed very angry and hostile. The Plaintiff even said that for their area, he was very reasonable. I'd like to know how much the Defendants are paying now per square foot.
It doesn't matter if she paid the deposit three landlords ago, she still paid the deposit. She's not out that deposit, HOWEVER she has to prove that she paid that deposit.
I don't think a new landlord should be allowed to say they're going to raise the rent in one month; it should have to be 60 days. Because you need time to negotiate with the landlord, and then look for rent as WELL as giving a full month notice. That's not fair at all. With that reasoning, you would have to give notice the day he tells you that your rent is going up. That's ridiculous. That means you would have to give notice before you even have another place! That's crazy!
Another greedy landlord.
I feel sure the old landlord spent the first and last months' rent 20 years ago and never thought another thing about it.
The old owner could have signed a lease with her at a set price before selling/closing. That would have given them time and a price locked in for an amount of time.
They have been renting the same area for 20+ years without a single rent increase. Not one! I bet they was making plenty of money increasing costs onto their customers for the pet grooming business. I don't think the plaintiff is being greedy at all for charging what today's rates dictate. You can't pay, you have to go. Period.
You can't bet. Because you don't know. You assume. And you know what happens when you ass-u-me.
Tenants were lucky to have the same rent for 20yrs!! No one gets a deal like that. To expect that to remain forever is delusional. As long as the landlord is within his legal rights, he can charge what he wants. I’m sure he didn’t pay the previous owner the same price the previous owner paid for the building when he bought it. All his expenses are higher, including mortgage (if he has one.) So why should he take the loss in an investment he worked so hard to obtain? Unfortunately when you rent, you don’t get to make those decisions.
I had a ridiculously low rent for 20 years and he is willing to only raise it for 400 but the she says I moving out March
Plaintiff - is the one bringing the case to court
Defendant- is the one who defends themselves against the claim "case"
Plaintiff -on our left
Defendant- on our right
Everyone raises your rent, my sister did, my best friend did, what's wrong with these tenants
Thanks alot... JACK
I hate his smug face, he knows what he is doing and he is thoroughly enjoying it. Shame on you dude.
Neither the landlord nor the tenants abided by the law, what is wrong with people, don't they know anything?...
Segment at the end on car wreck. Uncle can’t claim on his own because the car isn’t on his insurance I think.
JM is so caught up on lecturing the defendants. The plaintiff is a jerk.
Since they gave notice on February 7 30 days would be into March shouldn’t they be on the hook for February and March rent probably not rent that out by March?
Idc what anyone says…busting in the door like the Koolaid Man on January 1st and announcing your the new owner and that you’re doubling rent IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC is a scum move.
Everyone talks about “small businesses” and how they believe they are sooo important…until something like this happens.
Professor X need it to train the X-men🤷🏾♂️
My rent doubled too. You're not special sweetie
She’s always defending landlords. We get it , you own property. But idc about “feeding their families”
Using CPI inflation calculations, $800/month in 2000 is the same as $1406/month today. So what he's asking for sounds reasonable.
The new owner has the right to do what he did, but that doesn't stop him being a horrible lowlife for instantly doubling the rent. The crazy thing is that the business had been there for 20 years and as a business person myself, I think it good business to look after a good long term tenant. Keeping a good tenant at a lower rent is generally more profitable than having a series of businesses that fail because the rent is too high and having the property empty multiple times.
@That Tunisian Crochet Life No, a good businessman takes a lower amount in order to keep a long term and reliable tenant. I see it all the time where greedy landlords jack up the rent then discover their property stays vacant for long periods. Owning property is a long term investment and the profit is taken when the property sells. This jerk landlord wants his profit up front, but in forcing people out he may not get the reward he wants. He lost a lot of what he wanted here because he failed to give 30 days notice, and he cannot charge a rent amount that had never been agreed upon. I have owned several businesses over the years. I am retired now, but I would never do what this new landlord did, simply because it is not good business practice.
Rentals never go as expected, particularly in today's times where folks are ready to take advantage of you.
Not sure why people are making plaintiff out to be a bad guy. What judge wanted him to do was the meanest thing possible which was to give them 30 day notice. Instead he was trying to make a deal with them and never started the clock ticking on the notice.
Umm becuase it’s illegal to do what he did especially in the pandemic where rent laws for employers and tenants had changed smh he broke the law
@@hashtagslim Besides not giving them the required 30 day notice of rent increase, what laws did he break? Specifically.
@@RumbleRish you answered your own question 🫱🏼🫲🏽
@ThatTunisianCrochetLife in some states there was landlords were not allowed to on both home apartments or commercial properties the also weren’t allowed to evict
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Landlords like this are a pos. Idc what the judge says. I get that it maybe worth more. But to not only come out of no where double the rent, your nasty about it. Just wrong...There are more people in this world that can not just pay double their rent in a month let alone 3 weeks than those that can. People need to be understanding of that. Idc what the LAW is.
New owner should’ve received the tenants’ security deposits from the old landlord. Somebody needs to have that money to return to the tenants.
Inflation is fine, but expecting to double rent on a 20 year tenant, especially during a pandemic is not only a dick move, but bad business. A mor e gradual increase would work better for everyone. Plus, new landlord better make sure that property is in top shape if he wants top dollar.
It’s not immoral of the landlord to DOUBLE someone’s rent during a pandemic and give 3 weeks notice? Judge M is so out of touch with us regular hard working middle class folk. Btw she’s a landlord! It may not be illegal for him to do buts it’s for sure immoral. What a shit human being.
I said brains because she’s extraordinary just like her husband. I only have half brain lol how to be you judge? Next life maybe
Landlord can definitely increase the rent but it was a d*ck move to give little notice of the increase especially if he was doubling it.
How does that work if you have a year lease but someone buys the building and gives a 30 days notice they are increasing the rent? How can someone do that when your on a contract locked in for a yesr?
Although they were there in the month of February, and he gave no notice about the raising of the rent, they still have to pay one month's rent. And if they hadn't moved, and they squatted, he would have sued for more money. Luckily them did move, but own for the February rent, since they stayed that month.
Judge Milian is hot AF!!!! Beauty and brains, too much to handle
So fkn powerful!
Plaintiff was a jerk!
Amazing how young she is but her southern accent makes her sound so old.
How old is "so old", to be exact?
Cry me a river... Just because someone gave you a great deal for years then sold the building doesnt mean the new buyer can wubsidize your tears. They paid much more for the building than the last owner.
What about march rent he didnt get notice so they owe march too. This is why i thumbs down today.
Plaintiff needs to pay what everyone else pays in rent, no one is special and everyone needs to follow the laws. Sad how stupid people can be and not know what to do.
Just because the old landlord was cutting them some slack doesn’t mean the new landlord will. If he wants to increase the rent, he has to give proper notice so they can choose wether to stay or not 🤷♀️ fair ruling
he did it because they were month to month, if they had a lease he would have had to honor the price until their lease ran out. he took advantage of the situation, he knew what they were paying before he bought the property.
@ThatTunisianCrochetLife Do i Need to spell this out for you? seems like I do. Hopefully I do not.