Your landlord wants to increase your house rent. Write a letter to him to explain your situation. In your letter, you should tell: – why you think the rent shouldn’t be increased – what you will do if it is increased. Dear Ms Li, I am the resident of flat 501. I have lived here since June 2020, and I am satisfied with the apartment. However, I am upset to find that shortly my rent will be increasing. You want to increase the rent from 2000 CNY per month to 3000 CNY per month. Similar properties of the same size and with the same amenities cost 2000 CNY to rent in my area, so I feel that my rent shouldn’t be increased. I take umbrage to the fact that you think you can just increase my rent whenever you like, or by any amount you feel like. Please consider matching the price of comparable properties. May I ask you to reconsider the rent increase or at least offering me a one-time discount? If you reconsider the rent increase, I will be able to renew our lease. I will not be in a position to be able to renew my lease if the increase comes into effect at the end of my lease period. Let me know how you'd prefer to move forward with this matter. I Look forward to your timely reply. Yours sincerely, Xin