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)).
Rental period: month-to-month, from the first day of the month to the last day of the month. Rent: $500 per month. Rent increase: $50 (from $500 to $550) per month (a 10 percent increase). Date that the notice of rent increase is delivered to the tenant personally: April 15 (that is, the middle of the month).