<prompt> Human: Im familiar with negotiations for salary, car prices, and real estate sale but Ive never really seen much mentioned about negotiating for rent.Anyone have insight to this?  <response>: I would say it depends on supply and demand for apartments in your area. If there is a large demand and little supply - my assumption is you would not be able to negotiate. As a landlord in the Bay Area - if someone wanted to negotiate with me for the rent amount I would decline and simply move on to the next prospective tenant. This is an individual landlord situation, not like the corporate ownership situation mentioned elsewhere in this thread. Conversely - if there is large supply and little demand, I would say give it a try. If that prospective landlord passes on you then you can move on to the next apartment that you would want to rent. 