I don't think she's lying here. She is not-telling something (her tax bracket, to her tenants, of whose business it is none) and she is not-telling them that a rent increase was coming, again, none of their business.
They seemed to state that they were going to tell their tenents that the rent would be raised because of the higher costs incurred by ACA, even though it wouldn't in fact cost them anything more. That's what I call a lie, you're free to dance around it if you wish.
Bottom line, she has a right to make a profit at her business, otherwise, what's the point of having the business?
As above, are you of the opinion that a business owner has no right to make a profit at her business? Or are her tenants in some way forced to live in her properties and thus, a captive population to her predatory whims?
I see you have constructed a straw man argument to rebut, unfortunately I won't take the bait. Of course a business owner has the opportunity to try and make a profit. I wouldn't say it's a "right", because as soon as that term starts getting bandied about things like bailouts happen. I have no problem with 88GT raising the rent as they see fit, I just think stating that it's done for reasons that are not true is a pretty dick thing to do.
If I were a renter and my landlord told me my rent was going up because they suspected I voted for Obama (or Romney, or Johnson), I'd be leaving that lease post-haste anyway. Sticking your political beliefs into your business is poor practice, and certainly won't help your business.