Hmm, if you signed a lease then he is just as contractually obligated as you are. Meaning he can not raise the rates until that lease is over. You however are contactually obligated to make payments in the originally agreed rate on time. I would pay him the original rent and late fees, as no matter what you will probably have to pay these anyway. If you don't he's just going to say that you destroyed the place and he was not going to repair it while you did not pay rent, etc. Once your end of the contract is satisfied, then you can take him to court nor not upholding his end.
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