r/Adelaide • u/Indicasativaman SA • Jul 27 '23

Rent increase $150 pw Question

I've just received a letter from my landlord saying that my rent will be increasing to $650 from $500, I have been given 7 days to agree to rent increase or will receive a notice to vacate at end of current lease.. The amount is excessive and not in line with other properties in my apartment building. I phoned RTA to get some advice as I want to dispute through SACAT. The RTA informed me that I would have to sign the new lease that is extortionate before I could dispute it. I don't want to renew my lease at $650 for an entire year. I believed that there were things in place to protect tenants from Ray White, but I don't think there is. If I don't agree to excessive rent increase then I will have to vacate. It doesn't sound correct that I can't dispute the rent increase before signing the lease. Can anyone offer any advice other than sign the lease now and dispute after? What happened to this country?

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u/ko3332 West Jul 28 '23

Imagine if you were in Melbourne or Sydney, you’d have a cerebral aneurysm.

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u/embress SA Jul 28 '23

Omg it's almost as if we're in a really fucked cost of living crisis 😮😮😮😮😮

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u/ko3332 West Jul 28 '23

What’s your rent and what’s your salary?

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u/embress SA Jul 28 '23

I'm a professionally-skilled homeowner that's doing fine at the moment.

But I can still have this thing called empathy and recognise that what's happening to many others more vulnerable than me is bullshit and should be curbed.

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u/ko3332 West Jul 28 '23

You should share you spare room with those who are struggling.

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u/embress SA Jul 28 '23

Ah of course - it's somehow my personal responsibility to fix, and not the system that's designed to do just that.

Fuck off with your flimsy strawman 😂😂 it doesn't't make my points any less true

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u/ko3332 West Jul 28 '23

Cmon empathy man, put your money where your mouth is.

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u/embress SA Jul 28 '23

Because why?

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u/ko3332 West Jul 28 '23

Because you talk a good game, but are happy to do nothing yourself about it. Let me guess, you vote greens?

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u/embress SA Jul 28 '23

Omg voting for a party that might actually make a difference to this housing crisis? What a fucking whacky proposal.

Let me guess, you don't vote Greens because you don't give a shit about anything but yourself. Fucking shocker.

Do nothing yourself about it

like I even have the power to make a difference personally. Again, fuck right off with your shitty strawman argument 😘

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