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New landlord doubles single mom’s rent; whopping $1,500 monthly increase

New landlord doubles single mom’s rent; whopping $1,500 monthly increase

Jennifer Azibert and her two children are scrambling to find an apartment after her rent was more than doubled from $1,475 to $3,000 a month for her Chestnut Street apartment.

“This should be illegal. It’s not right,” she said. “This is so nuts. This is a hundred percent increase.”