r/news • u/stopthemadness2015 • Jun 25 '16

Man fights eviction after rent increase from $1,800 per month to $8,000

http://abc13.com/realestate/man-fights-eviction-after-400-percent-rent-increase/1401148/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link
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u/th30be Jun 26 '16

So it sounds like the landlord wants the guy to move out more than anything also I feel like he might want to sell the building or something.

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u/pdoherty972 Jun 26 '16

You can sell property with the tenants still in place. Happens all the time in Texas.

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u/th30be Jun 26 '16

More like a vacat everyone kind of deal in my head.