Landlord sent two rent review notices in a month

TheGlossy · 25-03-2022 1:37pm #1

Hi all,

I moved into my current apartment in February 2021. A year sharp after I signed my lease, the landlord / managing agent sent me a notice of rent increase with effect from June 1st 2022. This notice was provided to me mid-February 2022.

Today, I received a second notice of rent review dated March 2022 with a different rate (higher) and effective date July 1st 2022.

I rang them to tell them they had already sent me a rent review notice in February and they acted like they didn't know (they signed on behalf of the LL, right).

I live in an RPZ. The first increase notification was 2%, the second one 2.2%.

This is a bit confusing, so I'm not sure if I should just ask which one is the valid one or what.

Claw Hammer · 25-03-2022 1:48pm

What is your problem? A clerical error occurred. Life is too short.

TheGlossy · 25-03-2022 2:11pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118833883#Comment_118833883

They did not acknowledge it was an error nor did they refer to the first one.

They just sent another notice with a different signature date and calculation as if the first one never existed.

Of course, it is an issue because I do not know which one is the valid one, especially as the second one obviously indicates a higher amount.

I've a hard time believing this is an error as I'm pretty sure they have a pretty good tracking of their rent increases.

Life is too short on certain matters, but not for this type of stuff, sorry.

Mrs OBumble · 25-03-2022 3:14pm

Likely computer generated,no one actually signs letter like that.

I'd send a letter acknowledging the first one, and pay based it.

MacDanger · 25-03-2022 3:56pm

Is it not somewhat irrelevant from a mathematical point of view? Let's say the current rent is 1000:

1st Notice: June 2022 - May 2023, total rent = 12240

2nd Notice: June 2022 - May 2023, total rent = 12242

So a fairly marginal different in total but if you've rounded a little on those percentages, I'd expect the overall rent in the year for the 2nd notice to be slightly less.

As an aside, check that it's a valid notice that includes three similar properties for the same or higher rent.

TheGlossy · 25-03-2022 8:58pm

A couple of points:

I understand the cap for rent increase in RPZ is 2%, so why are they increasing by 2.2%? Yes, it is minimal, but I still wonder. Or maybe am I misunderstanding something?
It was not an automated mail. On both occasions, the notice was sent through the post including: a) with the landlord's wet-ink signature b) the rent increase simulation performed on the RTB simulator c) information on 3 comparable dwellings.

Therefore, it was not a "clerical error" or an automated process. It was very much a manual one. I simply don't understand why they performed two reviews in less than a month. I think they didn't like the numbers in the first one.

Varik · 28-03-2022 12:20pm

If the first one was right on the 12 months then the second would be 13 months, and the 2% is per year max dependant on inflation.

With inflation so high just taking it as the 2% so it'd be 2 vs 2.166.....%

Landlord sent two rent review notices in a month

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Therefore, it was not a "clerical error" or an automated process. It was very much a manual one. I simply don't understand why they performed two reviews in less than a month. I think they didn't like the numbers in the first one.