<prompt> Human: My room mate and I are coming up on the end of our first 12 month lease at the apartment we are in right now. They sent us a quote for a 7 month and 12 month lease renewal. We paid 885 on a 1067 sqft 12 month lease last go around. The quotes the gave us to renew are 7 months for 935 or 12 months for 920 a month. Honestly, the price per square foot is about standard for apartments in this area. But being my frugal self, I wanted to at least attempt to negotiate a lower price. I walked in with a goal of 900 for another 12 month lease in my head. However, when I walked into the office and asked to speak to the property manager, the woman at the front desk said she was not available and when I mentioned I wanted to speak with her about renewing my lease, she said the prices are non negotiable. At all. So Im not sure what my next move should be. I do not believe rent prices are that set in stone and I even negotiated with them when we signed our first lease to begin with. What are your thoughts on how I should go about this process? Should I even try to negotiate a lower price? Should I agree to the quotes they originally gave me?  <response>: Shes not the property manager, how would she know whether it is negotiable? Find a time when the manager is in. 