61.   The tenants then sued to have the rent increase reversed.

62.   Then they fought with the rent board over its refusal to reimburse them through rent increases for the reconstruction work that Pereira personally undertook on the building.

63.   These are also known as rent-stabilized apartments, and in New York City their rent increases are also determined by the Rent Guidelines Board.

64.   These pacts usually require payment in advance and contain built-in rent increases.

65.   They also routinely get approval for rent increases to defray the cost of capital improvements.

66.   They expect him either to fight the rent increase or try to renegotiate the lease.

67.   They expected marginal rent increases.

68.   Twenty percent rent increases in single-family homes in north Atlanta are not uncommon this year.

69.   Traditionally, the guidelines board proposes and then later adopts rent increases on renewal leases for all apartments across the board.

70.   Under more moderate controls, rent increases are limited only while tenants occupy the units, leaving landlords free to charge more when they become vacant.