Rent Increase Notice

You have rented the same unit for two years and always paid on time. Yesterday your landlord sent a notice raising the rent by a large amount from next month. You want to stay, but the new rent would be hard to manage on your student budget. Speak to the landlord: explain your situation and negotiate a smaller increase.

Hello, thanks for calling me back. I received the notice about the rent increase, and I wanted to talk it through with you. I've enjoyed living here for the past two years and I've always paid on time, so I'd like to stay. I'm still studying, and an increase of that size would be very difficult for me. Would you consider a smaller rise, perhaps half the amount, in exchange for me signing another twelve-month lease? That would give you a reliable tenant and help me plan my budget. Thanks for considering it.