
My Landlord Raised My Rent Because I Got a Promotion — Big Mistake Messing With a Single Working Mom of Three

Anna was used to chaos. Between three kids, a full-time job, and a leaky faucet she couldn’t afford to fix, her life hummed with the low-grade stress of single motherhood. But she was proud—proud of the little two-bedroom apartment she’d fought hard to keep, proud of her children's laughter echoing through its thin walls, proud of the promotion she’d earned after four years of grinding at the factory.
So when Mr. Redmond, her landlord, raised the rent by $300 the day after she told him about her promotion, she knew exactly what was happening. He’d done it before—to other women, other tenants too scared or too exhausted to push back.
But not this time. Not with her.
Anna stared at the email with a clenched jaw and fingers hovering above the keyboard. No warning, no explanation—just a new number and a demand. She could feel the anger rise, slow and hot. Not rage, but resolve.
“Alright,” she muttered, pushing a stack of laundry aside. “You want a fight? Fine.”
That evening, after dinner and homework, she tucked her youngest into bed and opened her laptop. She dug into tenant rights, rent control clauses, city ordinances—anything she could use. Her eyes burned from staring at the screen, but she kept going.
By midnight, she had everything: printouts, screenshots, a timeline of maintenance delays, and unanswered complaints. The leaky faucet? She had five emails about that. The mold in the bathroom vent? Seven. She printed it all, slid it into a manila folder, and titled it: RENT JUSTICE in her daughter’s glitter pen.
The next morning, she didn’t call or beg.
She walked into Mr. Redmond’s office like she owned the place.
“I’m not paying that increase,” she said calmly, placing the folder on his desk. “And if you push it, I’ll be forwarding this to the housing authority. You’ve ignored maintenance requests for over a year. You’ve targeted me after a promotion. That’s retaliation. Illegal.”
Mr. Redmond blinked. He opened the folder. His smug grin faded.
“Anna, let’s not make this—”
“Oh, we already made it,” she said, leveling him with a stare that could melt steel. “Unless you want every tenant here getting wind of your little scam, I suggest you adjust that rent back. Immediately.”
Silence stretched between them.
Finally, he leaned back and exhaled through his nose. “Fine.”
“Good,” Anna said, turning on her heel. “Have a nice day.”
Outside, the wind had picked up. She zipped her coat, smiled at a neighbor watering their plants, and let herself breathe again. It wasn’t just about the money—it was about knowing her worth. About standing firm.
Later that night, as she made grilled cheese sandwiches for dinner, her eldest son, Liam, looked at her and said, “Mom, you look taller today.”
She laughed. “That’s what happens when you stand up straight.”
He grinned and hugged her waist. “You’re kinda awesome, you know?”
She ruffled his hair, her heart full. No cape, no applause. Just a woman who refused to be pushed around.
And in her tiny kitchen, with dishes piled in the sink and the scent of melted cheese in the air, Anna felt like a superhero anyway.
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