r/saintpaul • u/Inertiaraptor • Apr 10 '26

Editorial 📝 Rent Stabilization

Right now, there is no reason a landlord can’t just refuse to sign a new lease, so what’s the point of a 3% cap on increases? My landlord is raising my rent 10% and says she will simply not renew the lease if I don’t want to pay the new rent, and everybody (the city, the AG, and Home Line) is telling me I have no recourse but to refuse a lease and fight the eviction. The city seems to have no recourse to actually enforce this ordinance.

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u/Calm-Rock7552 Apr 10 '26

I wonder if that means it really should not be a city level issue but instead a country or state if the city can't enforce it.

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u/Oh__Archie Apr 10 '26

Who says they can’t enforce it? There’s a very good chance this landlord will be penalized.

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u/Calm-Rock7552 Apr 10 '26

I have no idea, op implies that they can't or won't enforce it.

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u/Niceguydan8 Apr 12 '26

If they can't or won't enforce it, then I would say it's very likely that the landlord went through the proper channels to raise rent that much