I know what he's doing is illegal, but I don't know how to confront him about it. I really hate confrontation and I'm not good at this sort of thing. I can't afford a 13% increase, which is triple the annual limit where I live. How do I respond to him? (Serious answers please, no Mao larping.)
Can he kick me out if I don't sign a new lease? I really don't want to be forced out. I'm looking for a new pace now but it's almost impossible to find one that fits my needs in this area (also moving without a car is expensive and time consuming).
If you kinda follow politics in your area and the local politicians aren't too chuddy, you might be able to contact the local mayor/city council/whatever's office as well as tenent's orgs.
A friendly politician who wants to get some brownie points to help with their next election might be willing to point you towards resources, make phone calls to the landlord on your behalf, offer some politely threatening form letters, or even starting some action against the landlord that is more official in nature.