8 ways to negotiate a smaller rent increase at lease renewal time

… for renewal your landlord has likely notified you that your rent is increasing In New York Citys highly competitive … typically try to raise rents for current tenants to match what they could get from new renters You may not be an … may have changed since you signed your lease For example dont expect your landlord to offer another …

By Evelyn Battaglia |December 24, 2025 - 9:30AM
Landlord wants to raise your rent? Here are 3 sample emails you can use to negotiate

… what other similarsized apartments are renting for in the neighborhood  Hi XYZ Thanks for sending over the renewal I … your leasethe amount of time depends on how long youve lived there For example if you have a one or twoyear lease …

By Jennifer White Karp |December 23, 2024 - 12:30PM