Having rented for the past seven years since moving out of home, I consider myself a good tenant. My rent is always paid on time (bank glitches aside), I keep my apartment in good order and I m not really the type to nag or complain at the drop of the hat. That s why I was shocked to receive an email from my real estate a month ago informing that my rent was to be increased by $95 per week, which would have to be split between myself and my housemate. With no explanation and as little as two months prior warning - I was taken aback.