<prompt> Human: Last year, I moved from Wyoming to New Jersey because I was offered a job out here. I have zero intention of staying here in New Jersey beyond 2015, so I decided to rent instead of own. However, I owned a house in Wyoming so I was used to having the space yard. Because of this, I went with a bigger place that was within my price range, but at the upper limits. I quickly discovered that I was wasting too much money on rent and was counting down until my lease expired so I could move some place cheaper. My rent expires in August so I informed my landlord I was moving out and looking for a cheaper place. He replied asking the price range. I said 200-300 lower. Lo and behold, he replied back to me that if I stayed at the location, he would lower my rent by 200month. So, I know this is probably a rare event, but if you are a good tenant, your landlord just may be good back to you!  <response>: Not a rare event.For large apartment complexes, you can negotiate rent. If you have a good track record, you can reduce increases. When I rented for 5 years, we always reduced the rent - by the end, we were paying 400 less than a person moving in for the first time.Also, it costs money to find a new person, advertise, clean up, and all the while, you have time where you werent being paid rent. A 200-300 decrease per month for one year is about break even.Finally, a good renter is worth not getting paid as much. I have a house that Im renting for 300-500 less than market - and thats because the renters were nice, made concessions in terms of repairs, and pretty much said they would handle all repairs. Hands off renters are awesome, and worth the 10-15 discount. 