My landlord raised my rent by $400 in October and I almost had to close my shop on Michigan Ave

Sandra Singh · 2026-10-01T10:45:03.844477+00:00

I run a small bike repair shop near Michigan Ave in Detroit and my landlord hit me with a $400 monthly increase in October, three months after I signed a two year lease. I called him and he said the "market shifted" so I started looking at spots in Dearborn, but then I found out he never filed the new lease terms with the city like he was supposed to. Any other Detroit owners deal with a landlord pulling this kind of move, and did you fight it or just pack up?

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