A rental agreement has increasing or decreasing rent if the annualized
fixed rent allocated to a rental period exceeds the annualized
fixed rent allocated to any other rental period.
1.467-1(c)(2)(ii), if
fixed rent is not specifically allocated to any rental period by the parties in the rental agreement, the amount of the
fixed rent allocated to a rental period is the amount of
fixed rent payable during that rental period.
On April 2, the bankruptcy court ordered Green Valley Oil LLC to pay $18.9 million in
fixed rent (for December through February), as well as the
fixed rent for March (the amount was not indicated on the order) by the end of the month.
Many residents who had been told that they would have
fixed rent for the rest of their lives have now received eviction notices, while others are trying to manage rent that has nearly tripled.
(ii) the
fixed rent (such increase hereinafter referred to as the "Cost of Living Adjustment").
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The first determination that must be made with respect to any rental agreement that does not meet the de minimis exception is whether the lease provides for "increasing or decreasing rent." A rental agreement has increasing or decreasing rent if during the lease term the annualized
fixed rent allocated to any rental period exceeds the annualized
fixed rent allocated to any other rental period.(23) A rental agreement allocates
fixed rent only if the rental agreement unambiguously specifies, for periods of no longer than a year, a fixed amount of rent for which the lessee becomes liable on account of the property during that period, and the total amount of
fixed rent specified is equal to the total amount of
fixed rent payable under the lease.
Lease: The building lease called for
fixed rent payments, not conditioned on HMI's financial performance.
Rental agreements that provide for the specific allocation of
fixed rent, regardless of when actual payments are due, will be respected in determining the gross rental income allocable to each period.