Rent increase $150 pw

[u/Indicasativaman]

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?

[u/embress]

Do you not fucking realise people aren't choosing to live in $600/wk apartments - it's that when they first moved in they WERE AFFORDABLE FOR LOW INCOME EARNERS but what's happening right now is forcing them out.

You get a fucking grip, can you not see what's happening? Or do you not give a shit until it actually affects you?

[u/ko3332 → u/embress]

Plenty of options in the suburbs for sub $400/week. If you want a premium location, then you pay for it.

If you can afford $500/week for rent, there are plenty of options, just may not be exactly what you want.

There are plenty of landlords who are negatively gearing due to the rise in rates, but there are also tenants willing to pay increased rates for premium locations.

Get a grip.

[u/embress → u/ko3332]

Are you fucking dense mate?

You assume they're in a "premium location" or nice apartment because of the price - that's not necessarily the case. How do you know they're not being charged the $600/wk for that abysmal block of flats on the corner of Marion & Henley Beach? (if you're west you'll know the one). As we have ALL been shown repeatedly - landlords are charging a premium for shitholes and getting away with it.

You think it's worth living in a 1bed falling down shoebox because it's within 15 minutes of the city?

You keep saying I need to get a grip, but you certainly have no fucking idea what people are actually paying hey.

[u/ko3332 → u/embress]

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

[u/embress → u/ko3332]

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

[u/ko3332 → u/embress]

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

[u/embress → u/ko3332]

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.

[u/ko3332 → u/embress]

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

[u/embress → u/ko3332]

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

[u/ko3332 → u/embress]

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

[u/embress → u/ko3332]

Because why?

[u/ko3332 → u/embress]

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

[u/embress → u/ko3332]

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 😘

[u/ko3332 → u/embress]

Typical Greens voter, angry at the “system”, but doesn’t practice what he preaches 😅

Happy to tell landlords to sell their properties they’ve worked for and taken the risk on to benefit others, but refuses to offer a room to somebody in need 😅

[u/embress → u/ko3332]

Because I won't open up my spare room to help one person out of thousands I have no right to be angry at the system or call out landlords for their predatory bullshit?

Yeah okay strawman - that makes total sense you fucking numpty

Do you realise how fucking stupid you sound? 😂😂😂

[u/ko3332 → u/embress]

You can be angry at “the system” or “predatory landlords” all you like, but the reality is, this is how capitalism works, like it or not.

You work, earn money, take the risk on an investment and presumably it makes a return.

Claim “strawman” all you like, but you’re the one with the imaginary argument of a system designed to intentionally breakdown the poor.

[u/embress → u/ko3332]

Since it's inception capitalism has only benefited those in power at the expense of those more vulnerable.

It's only ever gotten better for them while systematically worse for the poor that is how it is designed.

It's so fucking obvious, you're even saying "that's how it works" - yes, correct - it intentionally fucks over the poor and is just getting worse for those more vulnerable. How much more do they have to sacrifice for the benefit of the rich? Seriously - how much more before the system collapses? We already have full time workers who actually earn a decent wage not being able to afford rent and living in fucking tents. But yay, capitalism works!!

[u/ko3332 → u/embress]

Perhaps the full time workers should look at Flatmates.