Can a property management company raise my rent on a verbally agreed lease before the lease term is up?

Can a property management company raise my rent on a verbally agreed lease before the lease term is up?

I had written lease that was up and I asked for a 6 month extension which they agreed to. I never got a written agreement from them but I continued to make the payment as normal and they accepted the payments but after the 4th month they raised the rent. Can they legally do that?

Asked on February 23, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Colorado

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