$50 sounds like an OK amount for rent to increase per month at lease renewal. In the last few years, many of my friends have had rent rise by $200-800/mo in a s

$50 sounds like an OK amount for rent to increase per month at lease renewal. In the last few years, many of my friends have had rent rise by $200-800/mo in a single renewal. Hell, the apartment I just moved from is renting for $600 more than I paid for it per month! That's more expensive than the house I'm renting right now.