You need to complain about the said management Agency to the head of the same and later approach the competent authority who looks after the same
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I live in a property in Louisiana this property has had several owners as well as several management agencies. This past January 2022 the Again new owner who is said to be A private owner , took the property off of the Tax credit program . I was informed in mid January that my rental payment would increase by 28%. I was informed by the new manager as of I guess jan 2022 that I was the only tenant not protected by th A leases agreement because I was not under a new lease from the previous owner/management agency. In my defense I have correspondents of me asking the last owner/management agency when will I be able to sign my new lease I was told that she did not know/ I was never issued any vacate the premises order or refusal of renewal letter . I just continue to pay the new rent increase .I am still not under a lease agreement. Issue # before the Management that told me she did not know when I would be able to sign the lease, the manager before her went through a ledger dating back over a year and decided to charge late fees that was more than the rent this took place during the pandemic with no choice and very few options I struggled and borrowed money to pay the fees which was told to me by the manger before that manger that I wouldn't be charged any fee as long as I paid a portion of my rent before the due date and the remainder before the months ends. I am now living in the unknown still not under a lease don't know who the owner /management agency is ? All I know is I have to pay my new rental amount on A app only 1-5th of the month . I reached out several times to the LA tax credit program to no avail.When I call the La tax credit program I get a person who tends to take notes ask questions request my contact info property name and location and assures me they will get back to via phone or email this started in January 2022 when I got the rent increase decision...No one has called me back with any information. Is there any resources or information that you can share with me regarding my situations I AM CURRENT ON MY RENTAL PAYMENTS. I have not seen or met the new manger I only have a name and the management office number and the payment app information . I don't know what else to do besides pay and wonder is this fair or am I being taking advantage of because I have no other options and limited resources to just walk away.
Asked 4 years ago in Property Law
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7 Answers
Increase of 28 per cent is exhorbitant .refuse to pay the increase
2) best option is for you to vacate the premises and shift to alternative accommodation
3) in alternative insist on written lease agreement for period of 5 years or so wherein rentals are fixed for lease period
being that you are in India, do you know any resources that are local that will help me with the extortion and other issues. Louisiana is undergoing alot of construction so vacating the premises is next to homelessness and I'm not willing to live under the nearest bridge....help me
Asked 4 years ago
Don’t know any lawyers in Louisiana
approach the manager to fix appointment with new owner for discussing the rental increase
We can't give any local support but you can bring the legal machinery and court in motion by filing appropriate complaints in the said matter
Your lease agreement is reported to have expired because as per you it has not been renewed, hence the charges or the demand for enhanced rental amount appears to be suspicious especially by the so called new management when being a tenant, you have not been intimated about the details of the new management taking over of the premises.
You can vacate the rented premises and also can refuse to pay the additional or enhanced rent which appears to be huge and unreasonable.
You can ask the new management either to renew the lease agreement for a similar or different period to enable you to continue the tenancy peacefully as an alternate solution.
You may have to look for an assistance from a local lawyer through your own source.
If you feel insecure and rendered homeless on vacating the rented premises, you may have to negotiate with the new management or take legal course of action as per local laws ion this regard.
Dear Client,
You should first tell your landlord verbally. If the problem persists, graduate to a dated letter detailing the issue, taking timestamped pictures of the problem and other documentation that could later be used, if needed, to show that your landlord was aware of the issue. If that doesn’t work, the Housing and Community Investment Department (HCID) has some information here about how to initiate the city inspection process. It’ll issue the landlord a letter telling them to fix the issues fast.Later if the problem doesn’t get fixed, even after a 60-day notice is issued to your landlord by the city. The city’s Housing and Community Investment Department is a great resource for renters, but there are also a number of organizations across LA that offer free help for tenants.
- BASTA: This vast tenants’ rights organization has offices in LA, Long Beach, Lancaster, and Van Nuys, with more on the way in Boyle Heights and Santa Monica. It offers eviction defense services as well as education for renters.
- Coalition for Economic Survival: Focused on social and economic justice, CES organizes a twice-weekly tenants’ rights walk-in clinic offering one-on-one help with counselors and attorneys.
- Eviction Defense Network: Located in Westlake, it provides legal consultations and other legal services for housing and eviction disputes. They charge sliding-scale fees for their services.
- Housing Rights Center: An all-around excellent resource for renters, this nonprofit offers regular walk-in clinics at various locations in LA.
- Inner City Law Center: This Skid Row-based organization provides legal services on a number of issues, including eviction and slum housing.
- Inquilinos Unidos (United Tenants): A tenant advocacy organization that offers a free weekly tenant resource clinic to share information about renters’ rights; answer questions about housing problems, including code violations, rent control, and evictions; and help tenants find lawyers.
- Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles: The foundation specializes in helping tenants who are being evicted, living in slum housing conditions, or experiencing housing discrimination. It also helps tenants who live in rent-controlled apartments. The organization regularly hosts both walk-in and appointment-only clinics in multiple locations.
- Los Angeles Tenants Union: A union for Los Angeles renters, this citywide organization has led a number of strikes (including a high-profile one involving mariachis in Boyle Heights) and organized direct actions, very notably at Villa Carlotta, where rent-controlled tenants were evicted under the Ellis Act before the property become, essentially, a fancy Airbnb.
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