The landlord had told them he wanted to raise the rent to $3,500 and when they complained he decided to raise it to $9,500.
“We know that our building is not rent controlled and this was something we were always worried about happening and there is no way we can afford $9,500 per month," Yumna Farooq said.
A landlord has an absolute right to raise rent whenever he feels like it. Don’t like it? Buy your own house!
What a hot take, I’ve never thought about it like that before! Holy shit guys brb, I’ma go run to the store quick and buy a house! I’ve been bamboozled this whole time