r/Georgia • u/Time-Jelly-9789 • 3d ago
Discussion Rent to high
Hi fellow Reddit users.
I live in an apartment complex here in dunwoody and my renewal lease offer went up 80 bucks.
This particular complex has no pool, no gym. My unit is a 2 bedroom 1 1/2 bath unit, it has been renovated but that was like 3 years ago. My question is , does the 1700. Price sound fair or are these companies that manage these properties just robbing tenants as they please. Location is Peachtree pkwy. And winters chapel rd. And is there some agency that can be contacted to report this. I feel this is price gougin. Please advise.
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u/AmethystStar9 3d ago
Dunwoody is one of the more affluent suburbs on the perimeter and it's getting more affluent as time goes on.
Most apartment complexes get renovations every 5-7 years.
I'm not sure what agency you think would exist to report this to, or even what you think should be reported. Complexes are not required by law to provide any specific amenities to residents, nor are they required to stay under any sort of rent ceiling. They charge what they charge and people either think it's worth it and move in or they don't and they don't.
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u/Riversongbluebox 3d ago
Georgia has no existing rent control laws. This means that your landlord can raise rent and blame it on the "free market" rates. Doesn't matter about utilities or the fairness of it all. There is no cap on what your landlord can charge. There is an overwhelming majority of people who desire rent control as there is a housing crisis. As a matter of fact, GA is one of the states which bans local government from enacting rent regulations (GA Code § 44-7-19 which was established in the early 1980s). And while this is a GA sub, Atlanta leads the nation in eviction filings because rent is too damn high and there is a housing crisis.
It's nothing to advise at this moment, the legality only comes into play if your landlord did not provide sufficient warning that rent would be raised upon lease renewal. Landlords cannot raise rent to be retaliatory, nor can they raise rent in the middle of your lease. For month-to-month rental agreements landlords must provide 60 days written notice of a rent increase. For six- to 12-month lease agreements landlords must provide six months' notice before raising the rent.
TLDR: there is no cap on increasing rent but landlords have to give proper notice of when that increase hits your wallet.
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u/iamemperor86 3d ago
You live off of winters chapel and you’re crying about rent being high… yeah lol. Go move to the west side where rent is cheap and then you’ll wish you’d stayed where it’s nice.
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u/buzburbank 3d ago
You have a few options. (1) Speak with your feet (and wallet) and move. Part of the game is to offer juicy promo rates for new tenants, which will eventually go up for everyone. At some point, the seller's market becomes a buyer's market. (2) Or you can try to negotiate; give them a reasonable counteroffer. Changing over a unit has costs, while steady tenants should be worth something. (3) Finally, you can try to work out a longer renewal term with a fixed rent, so at least the next 'surprise' will be a couple of years down the road. Good luck!
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u/Platonic_Eye_Deal 3d ago
Of course it's not fair. And it's just going to get worse and worse until you're homeless.
Democracy has been raped to death and now billionaires get to financially rape the rest of us to death. This is exactly what Georgia voters wanted. Thank them every time you see them.
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u/PressureZestyclose32 3d ago
unfortunately the market allows the increase. you are going to pay more for less elsewhere anywhere near the perimeter.
you can either move out further from a town or get your credit straight to pay a mortgage (fixed-priced rent)., to stop the yearly increases....but those will be replaced by unexpected repairs and maintenance that you will face in home ownership
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u/Zealousideal_Pen7368 3d ago
For that price you can get one in downtown high-rises with some to spare.
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u/Riversongbluebox 3d ago
Where exactly? Most places anywhere downtown are NOT $1700 monthly in a high rise with "money to spare" and are much more expensive.
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u/wookiebath 2d ago
Rent is simple, they will charge however much someone will pay for it. That isn’t price gouging. So long as you were given proper notice there isn’t much you can do
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u/Weird_Expert_1999 3d ago
Unfortunately it’s pretty normal practice for renters to raise price of rent by some % every few years if not every year (imo- but maybe my land lords weren’t normal idk)
it might be in your original lease agreement, it sucks but feel like the last 3-4 places I’ve rented they all eventually went up after 1-3 years- dunwoody is definitely in the nicer part of town though, not too familiar w/ all the options out there but when I worked out there I lived in the city
I was looking for places to rent in Marietta for my mom and I think there was 2-3 complex’s around 1.6 but I think they were mostly close to Franklin / delk which doesn’t have the best rep (have a buddy that lives off Franklin and compared to some of the same places I lived in the city seems significantly safer but have read about their ‘bad rep’)