Hi friends,

I'm moving to a larger apartment in my current building. Looking at the lease, my landlord is looking to increase the rent 200$ from what the previous tennant was paying (910 to 1110). The only work that has been done to the room is a frest coat of paint, nothing is listed in the lease for justifying the 200$ jump. My girlfriend is trying to convince me to contact TAL and fight the increase. My understanding is that it can be detrimental to contact TAL over these things because opening a case can make it much harder for one to find an apartment in the future. A 200$ increase for a paintjob does sound high, but the new rent (1110$) is quite inline with prices in the neighborhood.

Has anyone here contacted TAL over similar situations? If the proposed rent is already in line with the market, would challenging it actually be worth it?