Can landlord raise rent in the middle of a contract?

She raised my rent by $200. She said that the main lord has raised her rent therefore she has to raise mine to keep her contract.

I do not want to burn this bridge, but I also cannot afford it. I am thinking of moving out. I am in the middle of a job transfer with a possibly lower pay.

I really regret my decision.

What can she do if I refuse to pay the extra? She might make my life hard? Or refuse to return the deposit once I leave? (I’m aware for the 2nd, small claims court may help but it is a tideous process)

Netizens’ comments

• She cant do that. If your contract says $x for 1 year then it is $x for 1 year. She can only raise it after the contract ends.

• It depends on what your contract says. If it says the landlord can raise rent midway through the term of the lease, then she can. If it doesn’t, she should not be able to.
• The legality of the situation greatly depends on your answers to these questions.
  • Are you subletting illegally?
  • Sounds like you’re a subletter, do you have a contract with the main tenant?
  • Is she raising the price because the main contract with the actual landlord has ended thus the increase in price?
    • Not that I’m aware of, I don’t know what that means..
    • I have a contract with the property agent (her- the one who is raising the rent for me)
    • Yes correct.
    • So what does this mean? Is it illegal?
      • Your contract should not be with the property agent, it should be with the owner. The property agent is the one handling the owner’s business with you.
      • If they are raising the rent because your contract has ended, that is legal. They are setting a new price for a new contract period, not overiding your old contract that has ended. It’s not surprising cause rent prices have gone up in the last couple years. Time to find a new place.
        • My contract has not ended, it ends in december, but the property agent’s contract ends on 1st august. I’ll just find a new place and avoid contracts with agents in the future…

I hate how scared I am to stand up for myself in even the simplest interactions with men

I just moved to a condo, and I’m subletting an apartment from a woman while I look for a place to stay long-term. Her roommate is a man, around her age (late 30s I think). He’s seemed nice for the most part and our paths don’t cross much.

My GF and I have officially been dating for 3 months but have been seriously talking for about 6 months.

My younger sister who is16 years old has been stealing from me since we were kids. She also has a habit of stealing from stores.

She has never had any boundaries on what she steals and doesn’t care how important what she steals from someone is and will openly admit to stealing as some kinda brag.

Me and her didn’t have a great childhood and we were neglected, so I’m sure part of her stealing habits stem from a need for attention and this is the way she’s learned to get it. Any time I have found out she’s yet again stolen from me, Ive gotten very annoyed.

Ive definitely gotten more angry then the situation has called for before. She’s stolen everything from me. Growing up she’d steal my birthday money, then sit there and agree with my parents when they accused me of losing my money and being irresponsible.

She admitted this to me a couple of years ago. She’s even gone as far as stealing a locket I got as an inheritance from my great grandmother when she passed before I got disowned from that half of the family.

She has never cared how any of this has hurt me. She’s actually laughed at me for being hurt over her stealing before. Anyways I think that’s enough context.

S-ual tension with my married neighbour, but I live with my BF

My long-term boyfriend (10+ years) and I just moved to a new estate recently. Everyone in our apartment complex is extremely nice, and we all hang out together at nights. I’m 31, my boyfriend is 33.

So one of our new neighbours [who is in his 40’s(H)] and I recently discovered that we’re extremely attracted to each other. His wife was on holidays back to Malaysia to visit her family during this period.

Here’s the story:

Upon meeting H, my BF (P) and I thought he seemed like a really nice, friendly guy. I also thought he was attractive, but didn’t really pay much attention, as I love P. So one night, P and his friend invited us to go out to to drink since restrictions were off.

I volunteered as to drive home, so I remained sober while P got really drunk. When we got home P goes inside and passes out. But I wasn’t tired so I stayed up with Z. We had a couple of drinks. One thing led to another and before I know it, I’m pretty tipsy, and the sun is about to come up. So Z and I are sitting (alone) in the balcony watching the sunrise and having a few laughs.

This is when a bunch of birds came outside being loud. So Z and I went into his room and sat on the bed with the aircon on.

We’re both still feeling the effects of alcohol, and are pretty tired, so when I mentioned my leg wouldn’t stop shaking, and when he then put his hand it, I didn’t tell him not to.

Part of me hoped it was innocent and didn’t want to make a fool of myself. But then he kept his hand there, began squeezing and very effectively turned me on. At this point I stood up, leaned over and kissed him.

Really just as a “thank you for the compliment, but I can’t do this”. There was a brief moment of close contact as he stood up, where I had to again struggle to step away saying that P was too good to me and that doing anything with Z would be selfish. Unfortunately, the flesh was willing and we had what I can say was the best S in my life. After that we had a smoke and while standing up, he pulled me back into his house where he kissed the back of my neck, put his hands on my stomach while saying really S things in my ear and even reached down the front of my jeans for a moment before I could pull myself away.

At this point I told him that I couldn’t do anything with him, and that I needed to just go to bed. So I walked back over to my place, and went to sleep. The next night however, P and I walked out on the corridor for a smoke and Z was already outside. P, not knowing anything about what went on, sat down and started a conversation with them.

Time goes by and after partying a little too much again, P decides to go to bed again. Z and I talk, make sure we’re both cool with each other, and try to enjoy the rest of the night as friends. However, it didn’t take long for me to start thinking about what had happened, and for him to be just drunk enough to whisper something really S when no one else could hear.

I went to bed just to keep me away from temptation.

We both agree that it would be a terrible idea to sleep together again. And I honestly love P with all my heart. My body just can’t stop feeling Z’s hands, or smelling his scent, and hearing his whispers. I can’t stop thinking about how his hands and lips felt eager to touch every bit of my skin.

P is awesome in bed, but likes S less often than I do, and we’re just so…comfortable with each other. Z felt new and dangerous. I can’t keep from feeling excitement when I think about him. It doesn’t help that I have known P since we were bunk mates in BMT and we have been through thick and thin and also H’s wife will be devastated if she finds out about us.

How can I get him out of my head? Or would I be able to live with myself if I slept with him again?