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Question: I understand the landlord can raise the rent at the end of each lease but how much can it be raised each time? Also they drained our swimming pool. Tje day rhe owner was out looking at it I said to him thinking about closing it huh, he stated get out of my head. Can he just close the pool without giving a notice. Also it's one of our amenities so is he obligated to notify us of the closure and how are we compensated for no pool.

Answer: As a general rule, under Arizona law a residential landlord may raise the rent by any amount once a rental agreement has ended. The tenant then has the choice to either accept and renew or decline and move out. With regard to a pool or any other amenity, although Arizona law does not permit a residential tenant to withhold any part of their rent payment when a promised amenity becomes inaccessible, a tenant may in theory sue a landlord for any monetary losses suffered due to the diminished value of what was received in exchange for the rent caused by the landlord’s noncompliance with the rental agreement (A.R.S. 33-1361(B)).