Lessee Liable for Statutory Rent Increase Upon Tacit Lease Renewal

A lessee, having occupied premises under a lease that expired and continuing to occupy them without a new agreement, was subject to a statutory rent increase applicable upon tacit reconduction of the lease, despite their claim that the tacit continuation should be under the previous rental terms. The court ruled that the tacit renewal of the lease, governed by relevant housing legislation, automatically subjected the occupancy to the new, legally mandated rental rates, thereby upholding the decision that the lessee was liable for the increased rent, as the applicable law superseded the prior contractual conditions upon tacit extension.