Well the latest CPI-U (for – Piggington's Econo-Almanac

December 3, 2010 at 9:15 AM #635094

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Well the latest CPI-U (for October) is 1% higher than it was 2 years earlier (October 2008). So their increase is 3 times the rate of inflation.

I’d say that is too high for a good tenant in the current economic environment. If they push that on you anyway, they don’t respect you, or reality.