An anonymous Quora user recently got a lot of people talking on the platform after posing this question: "I’m a landlord, and I have to increase rent, but I know my tenants can’t afford the new price.

Absent a certificate of occupancy, the landlord is generally prohibited from recovering rent — but the specifics of your case matter.

A landlord took to Reddit to share the response he gave his tenant after learning she wouldn't be able to pay rent. His compassion shows that not all landlords have to take a hard line when collecting ...