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Rank: Veteran Joined: 10/25/2007 Posts: 1,574
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My landlord just gave me notice to increase rent from KES 17000 to KES 25000 effective Feb 2014. That is a 47% increase in rent! The last increase in Jan 2013 was from 15000 to 17000. Is this reasonable?  The rent would be double what I was paying in 2011. He has undertaken no capital expenditure on the premises and has done no repairs. He attributes the increase to 'inflation'. I have been a good well-behaved tenant. Maka, A4A et al saidia with advice. Or I just work harder and earn 47% more? Set out to correct the world's wrongs and you will most certainly wind up adding to them.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/18/2011 Posts: 12,069 Location: Kianjokoma
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@kaigangio, have some mercy on your tenant
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/26/2007 Posts: 6,514
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Time to become your own landlord Business opportunities are like buses,there's always another one coming
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/17/2008 Posts: 23,365 Location: Nairobi
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Talk to @Mawinder!!! ..."Wewe ni mtu mdogo sana....na mwenye amekuandika pia ni mtu mdogo sana!".
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Rank: Elder Joined: 4/30/2008 Posts: 6,029
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jguru wrote:My landlord just gave me notice to increase rent from KES 17000 to KES 25000 effective Feb 2014. That is a 47% increase in rent! The last increase in Jan 2013 was from 15000 to 17000. Is this reasonable? The rent would be double what I was paying in 2011. He has undertaken no capital expenditure on the premises and has done no repairs. He attributes the increase to 'inflation'. I have been a good well-behaved tenant. Maka, A4A et al saidia with advice. Or I just work harder and earn 47% more? Show him this notice http://www.revenue.go.ke...FORMATIONONLANDLORDS.pdf
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 12/8/2009 Posts: 975 Location: Nairobi
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KulaRaha wrote:Time to become your own landlord Timely advise! toka misri bro You will know that you have arrived when money and time are not mutually exclusive "events" in you life!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/19/2008 Posts: 4,268
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Lolest! wrote:@kaigangio, have some mercy on your tenant Ama ni @Mukiha?
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Rank: Elder Joined: 5/24/2007 Posts: 1,805
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Pole Doc,Lakini nyumba ni yake. He has given sufficient notice na he actually did not need a reason to hike rent. If that is how much your neighborhood pays( 25K) basi you had your fun. if not, just move out. There is more than meets the eye. I Think Therefore I Am
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Rank: Member Joined: 5/19/2012 Posts: 552
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jguru wrote:My landlord just gave me notice to increase rent from KES 17000 to KES 25000 effective Feb 2014. That is a 47% increase in rent! The last increase in Jan 2013 was from 15000 to 17000. Is this reasonable? The rent would be double what I was paying in 2011. He has undertaken no capital expenditure on the premises and has done no repairs. He attributes the increase to 'inflation'. I have been a good well-behaved tenant. Maka, A4A et al saidia with advice. O r I just work harder and earn 47% more? Wewe pia increase consultation fees, citing inflation Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.... Leo Buscaglia
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/10/2008 Posts: 9,131 Location: Kanjo
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mawinder wrote:[quote=jguru]My landlord just gave me notice to increase rent from KES 17000 to KES 25000 effective Feb 2014. That is a 47% increase in rent! The last increase in Jan 2013 was from 15000 to 17000. Is this reasonable? The rent would be double what I was paying in 2011. He has undertaken no capital expenditure on the premises and has done no repairs. He attributes the increase to 'inflation'. I have been a good well-behaved tenant. Maka, A4A et al saidia with advice. Or I just work harder and earn 47% more? Show him this notice http://www.revenue.go.ke...ORMATIONONLANDLORDS.pdf[/quote]  actually this might make him change his mind. i.am.back!!!!
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 2/3/2010 Posts: 1,797 Location: Kenya
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ni kuhama! and somepeople are still talking of bubble bursting.. I may be wrong..but then I could be right
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/23/2009 Posts: 2,375
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harrydre wrote:mawinder wrote:[quote=jguru]My landlord just gave me notice to increase rent from KES 17000 to KES 25000 effective Feb 2014. That is a 47% increase in rent! The last increase in Jan 2013 was from 15000 to 17000. Is this reasonable? The rent would be double what I was paying in 2011. He has undertaken no capital expenditure on the premises and has done no repairs. He attributes the increase to 'inflation'. I have been a good well-behaved tenant. Maka, A4A et al saidia with advice. Or I just work harder and earn 47% more? Show him this notice http://www.revenue.go.ke...ORMATIONONLANDLORDS.pdf[/quote] actually this might make him change his mind. Pole bro but it looks like ni kuhama . It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt...
-Mark Twain
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Rank: Member Joined: 6/15/2010 Posts: 126
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bwenyenye wrote:Pole Doc,Lakini nyumba ni yake. He has given sufficient notice na he actually did not need a reason to hike rent. If that is how much your neighborhood pays( 25K) basi you had your fun. if not, just move out. There is more than meets the eye. Cant be said any better. if the landlord told you that the rent is going up in Dec 2013 that would be unfair. but he has given sufficient notice.... sometimes its better to talk with your feet and move on "The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score". - Bill Copeland
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/23/2009 Posts: 2,375
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digitek1 wrote:ni kuhama! and somepeople are still talking of bubble bursting.. Yes when all the tenants become unable to pay for the rent asked. It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt...
-Mark Twain
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Rank: Elder Joined: 4/30/2008 Posts: 6,029
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bkismat wrote:harrydre wrote:mawinder wrote:[quote=jguru]My landlord just gave me notice to increase rent from KES 17000 to KES 25000 effective Feb 2014. That is a 47% increase in rent! The last increase in Jan 2013 was from 15000 to 17000. Is this reasonable? The rent would be double what I was paying in 2011. He has undertaken no capital expenditure on the premises and has done no repairs. He attributes the increase to 'inflation'. I have been a good well-behaved tenant. Maka, A4A et al saidia with advice. Or I just work harder and earn 47% more? Show him this notice http://www.revenue.go.ke...ORMATIONONLANDLORDS.pdf[/quote] actually this might make him change his mind. Pole bro but it looks like ni kuhama . Take him to the rent tribunal or obtain a court order maintaining the status quo and when the matter comes up for hearing ask for adjournments and delay the case kabisa.You can appeal all the way to Supreme court and you know the speed of justice in Kenya.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/18/2011 Posts: 12,069 Location: Kianjokoma
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At some point, the Rent Restriction Act of 1981 was tobe amended to protect tenants whose rents are upto Ksh 10,000 per month. The Act only makes protected tenancies of rental agreements of only Ksh 2,500 per month Comparing the value of money then(1981) and now, it is only fair if it goes up to 15,000
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/18/2011 Posts: 12,069 Location: Kianjokoma
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mawinder wrote:
Take him to the rent tribunal or obtain a court order maintaining the status quo and when the matter comes up for hearing ask for adjournments and delay the case kabisa.You can appeal all the way to Supreme court and you know the speed of justice in Kenya.
Rent tribunal will not admit any case where rent is more than 2,500. Even if he goes the court route, it would still be risky as case can be dismissed with costs. Ahame
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Rank: Member Joined: 7/11/2008 Posts: 401
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The title on your post is misleading. Did the landlord hand you an eviction notice? 
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Rank: Elder Joined: 11/26/2008 Posts: 2,097
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bkismat wrote:harrydre wrote:mawinder wrote:[quote=jguru]My landlord just gave me notice to increase rent from KES 17000 to KES 25000 effective Feb 2014. That is a 47% increase in rent! The last increase in Jan 2013 was from 15000 to 17000. Is this reasonable? The rent would be double what I was paying in 2011. He has undertaken no capital expenditure on the premises and has done no repairs. He attributes the increase to 'inflation'. I have been a good well-behaved tenant. Maka, A4A et al saidia with advice. Or I just work harder and earn 47% more? Show him this notice http://www.revenue.go.ke...ORMATIONONLANDLORDS.pdf[/quote] actually this might make him change his mind. Pole bro but it looks like ni kuhama . Maybe he has been caught by the taxman and is simply passing the burden to the consumer... you. In one year you will have paid him Khs. 300,000. Time to move on. Hama before February. Look for alternative house. "Never regret, if its good, its wonderful. If its bad, its experience."
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