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Question: My husband and I rented a very small 3 bed room house. Very basic but perfect for us. We’ve had some health issues so our adult grandson has been living with us for about a month. I contacted the owner. He’s raised our rent to 1100 a month. Homes for rent in this area are renting for 800.00 a month. This home was built in the early 70s and is very small under 1000 sq foot. Newer nicer homes are renting for 1100 a month. Much nicer and updated homes. We have never been late on rent and he has raised our rent every year but homes in this older but nice neighborhood are not near worth 1100 ???

Answer: As a general rule, under Arizona law a landlord may raise the rent by any amount when a rental agreement expires and is up for renewal. The tenant then has the choice to either accept the rent increase and renew the agreement or end the agreement and move.