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If your Landlord increase your rent and it falls within this category This is the legal thing to do 1. From 300k to 400k, you have no case. Pay or move out 2. From 500k to 700k, you have no case Pay or move out 3. From 400k to 650k, you have no case Pay or move out 4. From 800k to 1.2M, you have no case Pay or move out 5. From 300k to 550k, no gree Go to Magistrate court and contest it 6. From 500k to 900k, no gree Go to Magistrate court and contest it 7. From 400k to 800k, no gree Go to Magistrate court and contest it 8. From 300k to 500k, if the landlord add something new to the building, you have no case Pay or move out 9. From 500k to 1M, if the Landlord adds something new to the building, like new facility, you have no case Pay or move out 10. If your Landlord increase your rent every year and each increment per year is not more than 50 to 55% of the current rent. You have no case Pay or move out This is the rule guiding rent increment under tenancy law The rent increment shouldn't be arbitrary (arbitrary in this context means, 50 to 55% increment), but in the event, that the Landlord adds something new, like new facilities in the building or made improvements on the building. The increment can go up to 70 to 100% depending on the new worth and standard of improvements added to the building So, pick up your calculator and check the percentage of increment in your rent to know the right thing to do Ignorance of the law is no excuse © Atanda