Good to see that the shoe will be on the other foot then. Rent is ridiculously over priced in this area and landlords have been renting really crappy apartments at a premium because rentershad few options. Not everybody can afford to buy a home, so they rent out of necessity. I know so many people that pay more than
50% of their income to rent an apartment. And most of them spend food money on rent because they have to choose one or the other. I think it's fine that apartment owners want to make money. We all do. But do they have to be so greedy about it? Just because you can doesn't mean you should. People aren't getting a living wage most of the time so cut them a break and lower rent. If you don't, your competition will.