That’s correct. Even with a 778 credit score and never missing a rent payment in over 16 years. Where I live now was taken over by a new Property Management Organization. They require applications with class discrimination limitations that keep me from moving to a Villa that’s over $200.00 a month LESS than what I pay now.
”We” could afford living here. “I” apparently can not! Can they evict me? Raise my rent even higher and protect themselves from me because of some math that says I can’t afford to stay here?
I say try & move me. Physically!
I am very disabled & 80. I don’t need the hassles of moving, but I don’t need BidenInflation that’s got me eating Kraft Dinner and staying inside 90% of the time.
My lease is well over 50% of my income. But, I pay it every month on time.
I found a Villa nearby that’s nicer than this place that I can afford. I am on their waiting list. I am going to lose a garage, and other storage and a bathroom. It’s OK! They have geothermal & pay for utilities.
I still get Direct TV & my cat can come with me.
I give up crown molding & some square feet, but gain cross ventilation, raised toilet ( 55+) and lots of friendly guys.
Mobility is getting more challenging as my many diseases become increasingly hard to manage.
Anyone else ever get faced with eviction over issues like this?
I would also think that there should be some kind of 'grandfather' clause that makes it so you are not subject to the 'new rules' but I am not a lawyer.
Are there others in your community who are in a similar situation? Maybe, if there are, you could band together and talk to a lawyer who would represent you as a group.
Good Luck with this. I'm not very familiar with 55+ housing and the market for that. The new place does sound like a good fit--and $200 goes a long way when it's just you and the cat!
See a renter's rights attorney for seniors.
Look into Home Owner's Associations (HOA) for seniors.
Contact your local Senior Center.
What has worked for me may not work for you. But we received advice.
Sorry that you are going through this.
My husband and I pay 50% of our income for housing, and also could not afford to qualify for housing in this same community today.
Note: It is common that many people are in housing that they could not afford to buy or rent at today's prices. Not just low income, but also big expensive homes.
When a new owner came in, we were advised to NOT SIGN A LEASE with them. We ignored the new owner's demands/requests. Did not sign or fill out any paperwork.
The community went to the City and fought for a few years to get a rent control ordinance for seniors. And won.
We continued to pay month-to-month. Rent increases are limited by ordinances put into effect by the City. The owners have stopped harassing us
after being exposed as predatory and subject to many lawsuits lost in favor of residents. Too many of the original senior fighters have passed, and few of us are left. The fight was stressful.
Anyone new to this community has to sign a lease and pay 3 X what we are still paying. New people who sign a lease are exempt from the rent control ordinances enacted by the City, so they must pay exhorbitant rent increases.
We are not the first who have had to fight to keep our homes. It is part of the American way. Yet, by law, we are given the right to the peaceful enjoyment of our homes.
If you were my parent, I would recommend you move to the nice place you mention here because of less stress, and maybe the need to downsize and save money. Just be sure that it is some kind of rent-controlled senior housing.
It is very good advice to be on a waiting list for other senior housing. Many lists are better.
Otherwise, you might be up for a fight. Don't try this alone, align yourself with a housing alliance. Make sure there are no other reasons for which you can be evicted.
In today's world, you can reach out to many organizations for free food.
Contact your local senior center or Area Agency on Aging. They might have rental advice or a free attorney for you.
Have any family help you with your housing, if possible.
Hoping for a peaceful existence as you live out your senior years.....
We had an office in a family-owned building since 1989. They sold the building in March 2020 (yes, coincidentally right at the national forced shut-down). We had to re-sign a new lease and they didn't treat us the same even though we had a stellar record. The new owner used a property management company -- a large one -- and they just don't see the individuals. Sorry, that's how business goes and I'm sorry you have had to be stressed over this.
Guess who was sympathetic to our plight and helped in the fight for affordable housing for seniors?
She is now the Vice President, of the
United States of America.
I'm sorry you are going through this achingass75, contact your local state reps and senators to see if they can help.
I was part of the commercial side of rental management and saw business after business not renew their leases because management and retail couldn't agree on a rent. I kept telling the owner of one building that he needed to keep his good tenants, but the cost of doing business made it difficult to think that way.
It is sad to see this happening to good residential and business tenants. Time to buckle that seat belt a bit tighter until this phase calms down.
"They require applications with class discrimination limitations that keep me from moving to a Villa that’s over $200.00 a month LESS than what I pay now."
I don't understand that paragraph. How do these limitations keep u from being able to move?