The way I understand it is, the managers (in this case Alex and Lina) are paid 50% of what VH makes on their apartments per month. Then it is up to the managers of those apartments to split the money among their tenants the way they see fit based on views for that particular apartment. This means the monthly pay will be in constant flux based on subscribers and views for any apartment. Apartments with more viewers get paid more. I am sure this is all in the contract that is signed by every tenant. Unfortunately for Natasha and John, as well as some others, they don't throw parties or do anything special or different to gain viewership. Therefore, their not paid as much as some of the others might be. But I highly doubt contracts are being broken in any way.