<prompt> Human: For some background, Ive been living in the same basement room in Ontario for over 2 years and was paying 675 at the time when the new rental guidelines came out. Due to the Ontario Rent Increase Guidelines landlords can only increase rent by 1.5. If this is the case, the most the landlord can ask is a bit over 685. Since I have a history with the landlord, I kind of want to avoid contesting it and Im questioning whether its worth the energy to fight over a 25 increase. The location is decent considering its close to a major subway hub and rent is all inclusive excluding washing and drying clothes 4load. In terms of affordability, its not an issue. Only a minor dent to my bank account. My salary is 41K for reference. What are your thoughts? Spoiler: next part not really finance related. The only thing I dont like about where I live is the new roommate next door, who is suspected to be drunkard due to all the bottles and cans he leaves outside his room and his room smells like a gym locker room that stenches the kitchen. He also skips his scheduled cleaning and does a crappy job cleaning. Hes also left the door unlocked in the past, which has created trust and security issues living here.  <response>: If you want to live there, pay it. If not, leave. Theres no way to contest it since its almost certain that it doesnt meet all of Ontarios requirements for a basement apartment and if you file a complaint the government will just close it down and boot you out. 