I have lived in a nice two room apartment for the past 15 years. Because I have been there so long and I am so good about paying my rent, I hadn’t had a rent increase in three years.
The building is sold. I received a notice from the new landlord, signed by the City’s Rent Board, that I am getting a 12% increase in my rent–4% a year for three years. I don’t like it, but it’s perfectly legal. Then comes the kicker. Start with a base rent of $664 and add $79.68. According to the notice, this equals a new rent of $793.68.
HOW COULD ANYONE MAKE THIS MISTAKE WITH MY MONEY? I mean, to get $793 from $664, don’t you have to add over $100?
Well, I’m just assuming the new landlord is just stupid and didn’t do it deliberately. However, maybe he should have found out what I do. I work in property management, including handling rental properties, so I know people on our City’s Rent Board! I’ve just had a lovely half-hour talking with both the new landlord and Liz of the Rent Board, and my rent is now corrected. The $50 “mistake” will cover my electric bill for the year.
I suppose I should move, but I’d rather stay here. But I don’t think the new landlord and I are destined to be friends.
The $50 mistake was a $50-per-month mistake. I’m assuming that Annie-Xmas means that this $50 per month will cover her electiricty bill for the year, suggesting that her yearly electricity bill is about $600.
I don’t understand. Annie, are you receiving some sort of an award or compensation from the landlord or the city because of the mistake? Have you been overpaying and have now had the overpayment refunded?
Ok, so the math was wrong, why the pitting? I mean, it’s pretty obviously a simple mistake, $793.68 vs. the correct value of $743.68, gee do you think someone may have done it by hand, and mistaken a 4 for a 9?
All of the math was listed right on the document, with a wrong total. It’s not as though you brought this up to the landlord and he argued with you about it. Of course, you never bothered to even mention it to the landlord, you assumed he’s out to steal all of your money, and an innocent mistake is really fraud.
Luckily your friends on the Rent Board did such a bang up job of reviewing the document, remember they signed it too! With the wrong values! I don’t recall you accusing them of malfeasance.
This is very likely. I make my fours closed at the top, like this: 4, rather than open, like most people. If I’m sloppy about it, it can very easily be mistaken for a 9.