It's an old dirty trick!!! Damn it!
Even the housing committe(?) couldnot do anything about it. It's all on your lease.
The good thing is, if the housing market is not as crazy as year 2000-2001, you can have the room to bargain with the management team there.
Believe it or not, it was up to 850 for a one-bed-room-apt in year 2001.