help! my landlord wants to raise my rent $50 this year. We live in nowheresville OH and I have a hard time believing the "water tax" increased that much (that was last years excuse for a $30 hike). I would love to negotiate, but I do not have any other rental options so I cannot use the threat that I will move out. Can anyone advise?

Is this a legal rental? (could affect the threat of legal recourse) Are there any local laws about how much rent can be raised at a time?

it's legal, i'll have to call the city, i don't think there's a huge demand for apartments, and i don't think he knows that i won't move

Those are all great answers 😀 One month's lost rent is equal to many months of $50 (I assume), so he may not want to risk it.

The water tax is really irrelevant. The real question is did market rates for rentals increase