> (a) tack on ridiculous extras like paying for water Umm..If your lease says you don't pay for water, you don't. We had a lease that said we didn't pay for it

> (a) tack on ridiculous extras like paying for water Umm..If your lease says you don't pay for water, you don't. We had a lease that said we didn't pay for it. > b) raise your rent by a ridiculous amount after your first year. An overwhelming majority of the apartments in San Francisco have stringent rules on how high the rent can go up every year for a tenant who is renewing their lease. Mine was 4% or so IIRC.