My landlord hasn't given us a new lease for probably 5 years. He doesn't much care, I guess, given how low my rent is. Now he is trying to get it together. Come down today! he said. I did, & he'd forgotten, week after week. He's going to start the new rent from September, mumbling something about that being the right time of year for a change. He probably doesn't realize I know that the new increase started in October & is slightly less than the one he's using - for us a difference of about $3 a month so I don't care, especially as he isn't asking us to pay back rent & the new amount won't even start til February. It's funny that he's doing this one little sly thing that doesn't matter to me in the least.
Our unspoken agreement is that in return for the cheap rent, I ask for very little (our apartment hasn't been painted since 1985) & he doesn't do squat except keep the heat on in the winter.
Update: I went in to pick up the new lease, & he based it on the wrong rent, putting it a few more dollars in his favor than it should be. Sigh. And my studio rent is going up too.