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    Nov 11, 2010, 03:02 PM
    Wv rules for raising rent?
    Does anyone know how much my WV landlord can raise my rent? I have lived here for six years without any increases. Now I am getting hit with what amounts to 30% increase. Should I just be glad that I went for six years with no increase?
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    Nov 11, 2010, 04:04 PM
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    Does anyone know how much my WV landlord can raise my rent? I have lived here for six years without any increases. Now I am getting hit with what amounts to 30% increase. Should I just be glad that I went for six years with no increase?
    I don't see any restriction upon rent inceases in Article Six (Landlord-Tenant) of Chapter 37 of the West Virginia Code.
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    Nov 11, 2010, 04:46 PM

    Be thankful for the past 6 years, 30% is a bite but spread out over 6 years it does not appear unreasonable. Same owners?
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    Nov 11, 2010, 04:50 PM
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    Yes; same owners. Really nice, but, oh well, you are right, I got away with six years and no increase. Way more expensive to move and nothing else is going to be cheaper.
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    Nov 11, 2010, 04:52 PM
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    Thanks, I should have known there were codes. Landlords probably know them by heart. I will just pay the piper.. not a lot of choices really.
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    Nov 11, 2010, 05:14 PM

    You can try negotiating. Explain to the landlords that a 30% increase in one shot is really hard for you. Ask if you can spread the increase over the next couple of years.
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