Maybe put yourself  in her shoes and approach the issue with a bit of compassion. 

Super green and hoped to hear some tips, advice and/or suggestions from those who were once in my shoes.

Putting myself in a renter's shoes I would find that increase to be a hard pill to swallow.  

I was working at a software company in Downtown Boston, and was in your shoes not too long ago looking for deals. 

., no commingling of business and personal funds, no alter ego actions, doing proper meetings and minutes, etc.) and have good/proper insurance I would sleep ok at night if I were in your shoes.

The good, the bad, and the uglyThank you in advance, Mike"It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe." - Muhammad Ali 

I'm sorry to hear this.If I were in your shoes I'd start telling myself that I'll be very lucky if I only lose 2 months rent. 

One day, when he stopped on the street to get his shoes shined, the shiner, not knowing who his customer was, related a "hot stock" tip.The next day, JP Morgan started selling off large parts of his massive stock holdings. 

Also, had some scratching due to rocks in shoe tread.

My uncles is an extremely successful RE investor and he had a 7 year pay down plan when he started and I WISH I could be in his shoes some day.Good luck on your decision, it sounds like you’re getting a lot of good input.