Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Pennsylvania

Pricing discrepancies

I am currently leasing an apartment that raised the renal from 890.00 to 940.00. I was informed shortly afterward that rent could now be paid online...so to my astonishment when I went to their web site, I see my apartment at 940/month is now being offered at 810/month! I asked whether or not I could apply for the lower rent (as I am actually JUST able to make my rental payments now) and was told that as long as I had signed the lease (one month before I saw this new rental offer) they couldn't do anything for me???

How can they do this? I came into this apartment paying 890.00/month! Now it is offered to newcomers at 810.00 to my 940.00?

Is there anything I can do?


Asked on 5/25/09, 3:59 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
John Davidson Law Office of John A. Davidson

Re: Pricing discrepancies

Same reason if you went into the grocery store and on Friday paid say $2.99 per pound for grapes and on Sunday they dropped the price to $.99 per pound.

Because you signed the lease you're stuck with the lease price. They could give you the lower price if THEY want to but they don't have to.

{John}

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Answered on 5/26/09, 5:11 am


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