The landlord had told them he wanted to raise the rent to $3,500 and when they complained he decided to raise it to $9,500.

“We know that our building is not rent controlled and this was something we were always worried about happening and there is no way we can afford $9,500 per month," Yumna Farooq said.

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    1 year ago

    They said, not even knowing where I’m from. There are people who would be dead without Soviet Authoritarianism.

    And somehow that’s not what I’m advocating.