most recent spikes. and monthly rents are also skyrocketing, pricing some people right out of their homes. cbs's nancy chen reports from south florida which is seeing the nation's largest rent hikes. >> here we go. >> reporter: it's hard enough for jamie -- jamie wolf a singm to raise three kids. the landlord is raising the rent by nearly $1,000 a month, a 30% hike. >> previously i got 5%, 6% increases. >> reporter: sure, but $1,000. impossible to prepare for. >> reporter: apartment sticker shock is happening nationwide, soaring 20% last year across the u.s. in the miami metro area, they're up nearly 50%, forcing wolf who lives in boca raton to make sacrifices. >> they go to aftercare for a couple of hours each afternoon so i can work, so we have to take that away for sure. >> this is about survival. >> reporter: die an flay stanley runs the lord's place in