Re:What Airbnb Did to New York City
by amorphid on Thursday March 08, 2018 @01:16PM
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IANAL...
I believe the landlord is bound by the language of the law, not the contract. If the law enabling grandma's rent control were fully repealed, there'd be no rent control-related reason the landlord couldn't raise Grandma's rent to market rent. Basically, Grandma AND the landlord both needed to know what they were getting in to.
Grandma: "I want this apartment."
Landlord: "OK, it's $250/month with rent control. But just so you know, if they ever repeal that law, and market rate is more than the $250/month you're paying, I'm raising you rent."
Grandma: "Understood. If I were the landlord, I'd raise the rent on the grandma renting my apartment, too."
I believe the landlord is bound by the language of the law, not the contract. If the law enabling grandma's rent control were fully repealed, there'd be no rent control-related reason the landlord couldn't raise Grandma's rent to market rent. Basically, Grandma AND the landlord both needed to know what they were getting in to.
Grandma: "I want this apartment."
Landlord: "OK, it's $250/month with rent control. But just so you know, if they ever repeal that law, and market rate is more than the $250/month you're paying, I'm raising you rent."
Grandma: "Understood. If I were the landlord, I'd raise the rent on the grandma renting my apartment, too."