My rent seems to increase nearly each year. Not all tenants have had increase in rents. Is this legal? Should rents not be raised for all tenants?

First, how do you know their rents weren't raised? Second, yes it is legal.

People have told me theirs is not. Strange that many things have to appy to all tenants but due to being on section 8 and the owner says it won't come out of my pocket but it does, seems to me it is a way for greedy to take the govt yet again. No wonder this state is in such a bad way. Greed seems to be a primary goal for most. Thanks for the information regards faith

The rate allowed for section 8 may change, and landlords often make sure they change the max allowable.

Some tenants may not be Section 8 (you really should have included that you were in the initial post). Also you have no proof other than people's words, that their rents have not changed.

Thanks but yes I did include however how do you know I have no proof, I do believe you seem to think in your mind that all people are the same. I do in fact have proof. So again thanks for your opinion. You did not answer my question and what does it matter if I have section 8. This indeed should have no factor in how rents are raised. So being the expert you are please in the future do not ASSUME one knows everything and stating one has no proof. Back to you, how do you know I would not. Regards and again thanks for taking the time to make an attempt to put one down. Have a great day

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Originally Posted by Fr_Chuck

The rate allowed for section 8 may change, and landlords often make sure they change the max allowable.

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What difference who is on section 8. I am disabled, and I think most answers are ones assumption sorry regards faith

If you are a Section 8 tenant the landlord may be able to keep raising your rent each year. You need to contact the Section 8 people yourself and quiz them about this raising of the rents each year. The landlord may be using a legal loophole in raising the rents as he is permitted to do so if you are section 8. If he is not allowed to do this the landlord can lose his section 8 designation and be fined.

Actually it does matter since Section 8 housing is controlled by government subsidy. So the rules are different.

I asked you how you know rents weren't raised. You answered; "People have told me theirs is not." So I was basing that you have no proof on what YOU said.

Let me say again I do know. I do have proof again and this should be the end of it. Yes I quite understand that it is govt' controlled however there are regulations regarding all else while renting and those apply to everyone. I am not allowed to do differently due to the simple fact I am on another program. Sorta' like I would say one who is in the govt' system such as an employee does not have the legal right to rip off the govt. neither does an owner of a property nor do they have a right to do differently for those who have worked hard and end up on disability for years and end up on a govt program to continue to raise their rents assuming it will not come from the tenants pockets of which it does after surpassing the allowed funds allowed for rent. No need to further reply I have more than I need from you and I probably know more than one would like me to know. Again have a good day this session with you as far as I am concerned I over as you have not provided me with anything more than perhaps what you believe. Not facts regards

Ok so you do have proof. That's not what you said originally.

And yes there are regulations that cover a lot of things. But there are no regulations that state that all tenants have to be treated equally. This is not a guess.

And the fact that this is Section 8 means that tenants under Section 8 can be treated differently from market rate units. Again, not a belief but a fact.

Finally, you don't dictate who replies or not. You have gotten good advice that you refuse to accept. You do not have to accept or believe the advice. But unless you have proof the advice is not accurate, then don't discount it.