According to local laws, landlords have to signify rent increases by either priority mail or hand to hand with signatures. I live in a « used to be poor » neighbourhood and my landlord is lazy, only fixes bare minimum (he fixed the balcony when they were big holes in them, had water damage in the stairs for months, etc), so he simply puts the papers in the door frame without even knocking.
Considering he also raises the rent 2-3 times the legal raises, and that I refused some because of it and he never does a second tentative being lazy (or having too many buildings, it’s one of those numbered company’s with dozens of buildings) so when I realized at 4 am all the papers we’re in the door of half the tenants, I removed the papers in the doors.
Leases renew automatically here. So unless someone inquires to him directly about the missing priority mail letter, most of these will not get a raise this year, being unaware he asked for a raise. We went 2 years with him forgetting to send us letters or mixing the years a few years ago and he never flagged the rents amount. He lost 2 of my checks the same year, cashed in 2 checks the same month once and « venmo/interac » type wires are too much « managing » for him.
So here’s to 9 people saving 25-50$ a month this year. Guerilla tactics.