Sometimes, I think business owners base their price increases on how they perceive the buyer. Or renter, as the case may be. As the late Igor would say, “Maybe it’s just the way my face hangs.”
Well, the landlord switched management companies on 1 Jan for some reason. Naturally, I tend to think it’s because the other management company didn’t have as good a cost/benefit proposal as this one did. However, since coming in the new management company has sent emails with huge spelling/grammar mistakes, sent emails out of order (here’s your new rental agreement - you can expect your new rental agreement to come in the next few days), and not handled the snow in the parking lot at all well.
They have also added the benefit of a business center (during the COVID lockdown?), reimbursement of some pool membership if we join in the summer, and still not reopened the fitness room.
Anyway, the rent increases are probably based on this perceived addition of value - none of which I care about. But I’m sure telling the landlord they will bring in this much more revenue each month went over very well.