I'm happy to live with these things if she didn't increase the rent, but if she wants to increase it by $25 a week (which to me seems to be way more than inflation) then shouldn't she need to be doing maintenance around the house???
DP's parents kept getting their rent increased and wouldn't get anything maintained by the landlord. Whenever anything went wrong it was always DP's parent's fault

So apparently the fence that was rotten at the base fell because DP's parents caused the freakish storm which took out the (rusted out) garage guttering and it landed on the already bent and virtually unusable clothesline...... DP's parents reported the fence on several occasions......

Anyway, long story short. After several abusive visits by the landlady DP's parents rang the rental advisory place to complain about the awful conditions and lack of maintenance. They sent an inspector out and the house is going to be deemed unliveable

If you think the rent is unfair maybe contact the rental board thingo.