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Author: Jan Spottswood, THE DUNES (apartments) Jacksonville, Florida. "Rent is cheap, Resident Selection Critieria Standards (RSCS) are Stellar.

Happy Sunday.

I would like to add some thought about Rent Increases. Your property's Resident Selection Criteria Standards (RSCS) are based on your overall personal revenue. (credit, background, income, renting history)

$35.00 increase yearly is considered VERY high. Check to see if property was sold recently. (or on sale and trying to make the revenue look larger for new Byer's.)

The Landlord has priced you out of the RSCS.

If recently purchased, ask why the Resident's
weren't notified of the "Transfer of Contract"! Your lease agreement is a very binding legal document. You should understand this first. BOTH WAYS. ponder that one ......

Now let me also dovetail that thought with ... Me/We/Landords all have expenses to pay. EVERYTHING goes us in business dealings as it does in your own home. Most working people get a 4%-8%increase in our salaries per yr. We have to be included in this as well. The cost to run an apartment community for well over 200 homes is truly un-believable. (Just the cost of the gas company to supply gas to the dryers.) There are many infrastructure "projects" going on.

At my property, your RSCS are: 4X rental rates, credit w/ no charge-offs-open collections, (medical and student loans we overlook.) Standards are much higher than any I know of.

Back to increase. You can not get out priced. Then again keep the costs of running business. If you like where you are and the rent increases are $25-$30 then stay. The costs of moving, day of loss income, utility transfer fees, not to mention wounded Friendships... ha

Rent Increase expections:
Carpet cleaned in "traffic areas", after 6 yrs repaint of apartment, range hood, etc.
You should be rewarded for renewing. Without our Resident's, we would not have a job. The Owners representative give best customer service, Those are EXPECTIONS you need to seek if not already. If you moved out, it would be done anyway...

If you are looking for an apartment-home in Jacksonville, Florida and want to live where you hear someone sneeze in the parking lot,
Cheap Rent -Stellar RSCS

God Speed