Higher Rent.

[Ray Agosto]

Hello BiggerPockets , I'm a wholesaler from central Jersey , now I still rent sadly but the landlord said "I will be raising rent since property taxes are going up" I'm supoosse to renew the lease end of this month. Can she raise rent that fast ? And if there anything I can do to look it up to see if she telling the truth because this landlord has lied a lot . I've been telling her to fix a outlet for about 6 months now and I'm not fixing it because I'm the tenet and I have a son. What can I do ? Also how would I find out if she lied and stuff ?