Everyone I know who has asked for a discount has got the discount.
After several months of the pandemic, and noticing the adjacent apartment being relisted by my landlord at a discount I emailed my landlord and asked if I could have my rent adjusted by the same discount. They said yes, if I committed to another years lease.
Saving 5% of rent, at the cost of a one year commitment didn't seem like a win, so I politely declined explaining my reasoning, and suggested we leave things as they are.
A week or so later, out of the blue by my rent got adjusted by 10%+ instead of 5% with no need to commit to stay.
Sufficed to say, if their intention was for me to stay put, it worked!
Everyone I know who has asked for a discount has got the discount.
After several months of the pandemic, and noticing the adjacent apartment being relisted by my landlord at a discount I emailed my landlord and asked if I could have my rent adjusted by the same discount. They said yes, if I committed to another years lease.
Saving 5% of rent, at the cost of a one year commitment didn't seem like a win, so I politely declined explaining my reasoning, and suggested we leave things as they are.
A week or so later, out of the blue by my rent got adjusted by 10%+ instead of 5% with no need to commit to stay.
Sufficed to say, if their intention was for me to stay put, it worked!