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I signed a lease for May 1, 2008 to April 30, 2009. My rent is stated as being $615/month. No where in the lease does it say that rent is subject to change. I received a letter today from my landlord that due to oil fees he would like the tenants to help pay for oil based on last year's usage.

He wants to increase rent by $30/month for the single occupancy one-bedrooms, and by $40/month for the double occupancy one-bedrooms starting Sept 1, 2008.

Since I have a lease which doesn't state that rent is negotiable, can he raise the rent? Also, why should the single renters have to pay $30/person while the double (who essentially use double the hot water) are only charged $20/person?