Complaint platform that has been serving for many years Complaintvarcompiled the “high rent complaints” of 2023 as we enter 2024.
About the process, “Rent prices, which have been climbing with high inflation since last year, remain on the agenda. According to the complaints received by the solution platform Mısırvar, the rent increase rate is far beyond the 25 percent determined by law. According to the complaints, some tenants claim that their rents are increased 5 times a year, while others say ‘we cannot breathe’ under these conditions. The tenants, who are waiting for an urgent solution from the authorities, stated that they are afraid of being homeless and ask ‘Are we going to spend the winter on the street?’ He expresses his concern on the platform.” Complaintvar, who made his statement, additionally stated the following:
“The rent was increased 5 times in one year”
“The house I have lived in for 11 years has been increased 5 times in the last year. The landlord is currently asking for 10 thousand TL. How will one pay rent and make a living in a country where the minimum wage is 11 thousand 400 TL? For God’s sake, please help us with this, we are so helpless. What will this life be like?
“Shouldn’t young people stand up?
“Due to the exorbitant increase in rent, the flat I was living in as a tenant was increased from 2 thousand TL to 7 thousand TL. As someone who lives alone and works for minimum wage, I want help on this issue. As a tenant, I have great trouble. Shouldn’t we young people stand on our own feet when it comes to making a living? Why do we have to constantly face difficulties?”
“Should we live on the street?”
“Rents are too high. While the pension and minimum wage are so low, rents; How can it be 12, 15, 20 thousand TL? Why can’t we say stop? Should we live on the street? Why are the people’s voices not listened to? It is not said that the minimum wage is ‘This is for retirement’ and that this percentage of it has to be rent. If we can’t even afford this, who are we defending and why?”
“How can I get by with 4 thousand TL?”
“The landlord changed my rent from 2 thousand TL to 8 thousand TL. I’m the only one working at home. My wife looks after our 3-year-old son. And I work for minimum wage. I get a salary of 12 thousand 150 TL. How can I pay 8 thousand TL for rent and pay my bills with 4 thousand TL and take care of the house? How can I get by with the remaining 4 thousand TL for 1 month? I’m waiting for your help.”
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“Someone should stop this now.”
What does it mean to ask for 10 thousand TL rent for someone who works for minimum wage? The house is an old building, the interior is entrusted to God and it is the third price increase in a year. I leave it to my Lord, but our state also needs to put a stop to this. It is enough. They say education, education, while we cannot even afford to buy test books for our children, the rent is also increased. “Someone should put a stop to this now.”
“If someone tells me to get out of the house in winter, I can’t find a house.”
“Our landlord increased our rent from 2 thousand TL to 6 thousand TL. Can he do this? How much is the rent increase rate? What can I do about this issue? If he says ‘Get out of the house’ in winter, I can’t find a house; I don’t want to be a victim. But I don’t want such a sudden increase. I would be happy if you could help me.”
“Sanctions should be imposed on landlords”
“We are in a position where we cannot pay our rent with our pension. The landlord wants a 125 percent raise, not 25 percent. Sanctions should be imposed on landlords. If there is a law for a 25 percent raise, this should be clearly underlined again. We are in a difficult situation. The laws should be underlined urgently and tenants should not be victimized in difficult situations. Kind regards”
“We can’t breathe”
“They wanted to increase my rent from 5 thousand TL to 12 thousand TL. We don’t have such an income, how will we afford it? Moving also requires a large amount of money. We have never experienced such an economic hardship before, everyone is trying to survive somehow. An urgent solution needs to be produced, otherwise the concept of family will be damaged. We are in a state of social stress. State authorities must find a solution immediately. Please ensure that steps are taken urgently to at least ease our rent burden, we cannot breathe.”