our house never rented for 12k. my aunt lived in it for 7 years before we did, she paid 15k. we paid 16.8 for the first contract, 17.8k for the second and now 20k for the 3rd. no one in the village is shy about what they pay. none of us want to pay more than necessary.
the folks in front of us are paying 25k. they are the newest to the village, but the l/l did a lot of renovations and repairs before they moved in. our l/l has done NOTHING except change broken air cons and replace our moldy, falling apart kitchen counters in 5 years.
but i agree with the idea that one person pays more, then they think everyone should.