When the time came to renew my lease, my landlord requested an increase far above the legal limit. He makes indirect threats like saying I should vacate the house immediately if I don’t accept. Honestly, is such a thing possible? Does he have the right to evict me immediately? I want to learn a bit about my rights. What do you think I should do?
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8Something similar happened to me. The landlord wanted an increase nearly double the legal limit. I tried calling him directly to talk, but it was useless, so I consulted with a lawyer and prepared a petition. Of course, you can’t just vacate the house immediately; he can’t evict you until the lease is up.
My direct advice: Notify the landlord through a notary. Write something like, ‘This is the legal limit, I acknowledge it.’ This way, it will be harder for them to pressure you. The situation will become clearer whether you are right or wrong 
To be honest, this situation might be due to you keeping your rent very low. In recent years, everything has increased for everyone. If you are really paying well below market rates, the guy might have a point.
This type of rent increase is subject to the Code of Obligations. The landlord has no right to exceed the legal limit, so this threat falls flat at some point. As for eviction, if your lease agreement is still active, they cannot evict you immediately, but legal proceedings may arise. For this reason, do not take any steps without consulting a lawyer.
Let me update you: I’ve been thinking since yesterday, my rental contract is for 1 year and it expires this month. He only made verbal threats, there’s nothing in writing. But to be honest, I feel psychological pressure.
Just experiencing that verbal threat leaves a stress that keeps swirling in your mind. Especially if the end of the contract is approaching, not knowing what will happen in that process is very draining.
Once, when I was living in a student house, the guy said, ‘We’re going to do renovations in the winter, so you all need to move out.’ They made us feel like we had no rights at all. My friend’s dad called, and the guy stopped bluffing.
This is clearly a display of power. The landlord’s statement of ‘Either it’s my way or the highway’ pressures people through economic inequality. As long as they keep silent by saying they can’t do anything, this attitude will continue.