Live in a smallish southern city and my roommate is going to be leaving town before the lease is up. Rather than her getting subleasers, I’m going to take the rent over for the last two months.

I’d like to stay in the same apartment complex but can’t sustainably pay (about) the same amount long term. How much do we think I could try to negotiate rent down? Rent right now would be between $1200-1300 monthly. Start them at $900 and see how it goes? Or lower/higher?

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Seems a little aggressive but possibly doable if you feel like your landlord values you as a tenant and might have difficulty new tenants. Might as well try for $900. How are you going to frame the conversation? That’s the delicate part.

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