Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Florida

mngr threating to increase rent if ac needs replacing

Hi there,

I live in an apartment complex and recently my apartment ac unit stopped cooling. Apparantly I found out that this ac unit has had several problems in the past and is an old 1978 model. My landlord sent someone to fix it but after a week the problem came back. To get another opinion I had a friend of mine(certified ac repairman) look at the AC and he said that it has not been cleaned in a long time, has a gas leak and basically it needs to be replaced with a new unit because it is too old and worn out. Anyways I advised my landlord of this and he threatened that if he has to replace the unit he will HAVE TO raise my rent. I know this has to be illegal but I want to know what can I do at the moment and or after he does raise my rent.

Thank you I appreciate your time.


Asked on 9/18/00, 10:41 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
William W. Fernandez, Sr., J.D. Law Ofc. Wm. W. Fernandez, Sr., J.D., Atty. at Law

Rental increase if AC replaced

In Fla., rent is fixed in your written lease for the term of the lease. If you are not on a written lease, then the landlord can give you notice of a rent increase for whatever reason, excluding discrimination. If it costs a landlord more to run the apts., then the rent will likely go up.

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Answered on 10/19/00, 11:03 am


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