rent increase legal?

[Caroline Chaudhary]

I am the only tenant getting a rent increase. Is this allowed?  2 weeks ago, the landlord told me I better move out because he was tired of fixing the toilet. It keeps getting loose from the floor and he said I (a disabled senior) move the toilet myself just to make him pay for a plumber.  

[Alan Pederson]

Talk to your landlord. He wouldn't need to give you an entirely new lease (up to him of course), he could simply fill out a form that lets him add to your lease. An addendum. In this case, the new rent amount. The refusal is kind of implied. If he wants to raise your rent, in most instances, he probably can and charge whatever he wants. You can either agree to pay the new amount or not. If not, you need to either find a new place to live or try to negotiate the amount of the rent increase so both of you come to an agreement. He doesn't have to negotiate but it doesn't hurt to try. I'm no lawyer and I don't know the laws where you live. Communication is very important, if you can work things out great. If not, it's time to pack.