The rent rose after the woman and her husband both started working.

The rent rose to $2,400 a month from about $1,900.

Also under current practice, rents would not rise more than 6 percent a year.

Her rent rose about 10 percent, but she says that the change was worth it.

Over the years their monthly rent rose to more than $8,000 from $675.

Since 2000, the median rent rose about 10 percent, to $909 from $823 a month.

Average rents for such space have risen over the last year.

Average rents over the same period rose from $23.47 to $24.80 a square foot.

Had it not been for the tax, rents would probably have risen still higher.

Rents ranging from $50 to $200 a month would rise by 400 to 700 percent.