The landlord increased the rent by $10,000 after hearing the news of pregnancy! Homeless couple knocked at the door of the court, know what is the whole matter

For people who leave their city and settle in other cities or countries in search of employment and a better life, finding a house on rent and living there peacefully is no less than a challenge. The ever-increasing inflation and skyrocketing rents in the country and the world have broken the backs of common people. Meanwhile, a shocking case has come to light from San Francisco, America, which has sparked a new debate on the rights of tenants and the sensitivity of landlords. Here, a couple found it very difficult to give the good news of pregnancy to their landlord. It is alleged that as soon as the landlord came to know that a new guest was going to come to their house, he immediately increased the rent by a huge amount of $ 10,000 (about Rs 8.3 lakh), so that the couple was automatically forced to vacate the house. Frustrated, this victim couple has now approached the court. The landlord’s tone changed as soon as he got the good news: The rent went from $14,000 to $24,000. According to the report of local media outlet ‘San Francisco Standard’, the Oni family was living on rent for the last 10 months in a luxurious three-bedroom and three-bathroom house located on Avila Street in San Francisco. The family includes 42-year-old Sabah, who is the CEO of a biotech startup, and her 36-year-old husband Goksal, who is pursuing a master’s degree in family and marriage therapy while working. When Sabah became pregnant for the second time, before renewing her lease, she messaged landlord Jamie Patton and shared the good news that they were preparing to welcome their second child. Initially the landlord congratulated them and said that they had no intention of returning to San Francisco at the moment, but were planning to sell the property. After a few weeks, when a new rent proposal came, the couple was shocked. The landlord directly increased the monthly rent from $14,000 (approximately Rs 11.6 lakh) to $24,000 (approximately Rs 20 lakh) per month for the next one year. Finding a middle path, a temporary option of $18,000 was also given till January, but it was impossible for the couple to pay such a huge amount suddenly. A well-planned conspiracy to vacate the house: The victim couple filed a case in the court. Shocked by this unexpected and wild rent hike, the Oni family finally had to leave the house amidst immense mental stress. However, instead of succumbing to the landlord’s arbitrary actions, he decided to fight a legal battle. Oni family has filed a case in the court against their landlord Patton family. The couple has alleged in the court that the real motive of the landlord was not just to increase the rent, but he was deliberately asking for such a high rent that the family would get tired and vacate the house. The intention of the landlord behind doing this was that the house should become vacant without any tenant, so that they can sell it very easily and at a higher price in the real estate market. ‘Rent hike’ has become a new weapon to evict tenants: Lawyers’ big claim: On this entire matter, the lawyer of the victim couple, while talking to the media outside the court, has revealed a shocking trend. According to their lawyer, law firms are now inundated with cases where landlords are using ‘rent hike’ as a weapon to avoid the legal hassles and stringent rules of directly evicting tenants. They increase the rent so much that the tenant has no other option but to leave the house. This unique and shocking case of San Francisco has now made international headlines and people are demanding to make the laws related to tenant protection more stringent.