So I just moved and signed a six month lease where I am staying. The rent came with everything included, electric, water, internet and cable. I live in a single house, but there are three total units. I have the entire downstairs, and there are two apartments upstairs. We all shared a network for internet. It was really fast and always reliable. Yesterday I was informed by the property management group that the owner decided to shut down the internet and cable. They told me they would give me 45$ a month off of rent in exchange for this. I told them that was not going to cut it. The cheapest internet/cable combo package is like 80$ + tax. It clearly states in the lease that these things are included in the rent.
If they refuse to budge on the 45$ what are my best plays here? Clearly this would not cover even the cheapest internet and cable bill. Also when signing up a lot of the companies require a year contract, sometimes even two for cable(Direct TV)! I only have a six month lease. I should not have to sign up for a year with anywhere. This should all be on the landlord and rental agency right?
They told me they would not move on the 45$ because the guys upstairs didn't argue it. I explained I don't care if they don't mind handing out free money. I certainly wont. It's in writing. Wouldn't I have to go up there and sign a brand new lease if this were the case? You can't just change shit, right? I've read it thoroughly and it doesn't say anywhere you can just increase or decrease rent for any reason.
Thoughts? Is this worth lawyering up for?