An aside is a dramatic device in which a character speaks to the audience. By convention the audience is to realize that the character's speech is unheard by the other characters on stage.
If you have a lease for more than 30 days (e.g. 1-year lease), your rent cannot be increased during the term of the lease, unless the lease allows rent increases. If you have a periodic rental agreement (month-to-month), your landlord can increase your rent, but must give you proper advance notice in writing. (Civil Code Section 827 (b)).
For a year-to-year tenancy, the landlord cannot increase the rent during that lease period; however, the landlord may increase the amount of rent once the lease expires. For a month-to-month tenancy, there is no notice requirement.