I moved in my current apt at the end of last July and signed a two-year lease contract with my landlord. The contract terms include the first year closed and the second year open (each party can inform each other of stopping the lease one month in advance).
So now I am going to finish the first year of stay in forty days (July 31). What is the usual practice for carrying out this sort of second year contract?
Would the landlord contact the tenant for the second year first, say the rent and other things? Or should the tenant do it first?
I am worrying that my landlord my increase the rent because the rent stated in the contract is sort of low. But I really hope that the landlord wouldn't increase the rent.
So probably my question is about the best strategy to prevent the landlord from increasing the rent.
I know it is hard to prevent it because it really depends on how the landlord would think about it. i thought if I contact him first, there is likelihood that he would think i like the place so he can increase the rent.