<prompt> Human: Before I begin, Ill say that Im currently paying way below the average rent for my area like 750mo that includes water, trash, and sewers where the avg rent for the same type of apartment is 1200mo. My apartment has a leaky roof and hasnt been fixed for almost a year. However, Ive been able to tolerate it since the leak is not too bad and Im paying way below the market price here.Ive periodically requested my landlord to fix the leaky roof both in person and in writing email but all of my requests have been ignored. Honestly, its not the end of the world if they dont fix the leaky roof due to the below market rent Im paying although I would like to have it done.However, today, I received a notice that my rent will be increasing to 850mo and they will no longer pay for the water, sewers, and trash when my lease expires at the end of September. Now, Im wondering if its possible to use the leaky roof not being repaired as leverage for countering this increase in rent? I hear that landlords cannot raise rent in retaliation for a tenant requesting repairs and I think I last requested them to fix the leaky roof back in April or so.  <response>: As a landlord, I would not interpret increasing rent when your lease is up to something still way less than local market rate as retaliation at all. Landlording needs to at least break even and repairs needed justify a bump in rates. Its not retaliation, its life. 