{"id":1940,"date":"2020-06-26T16:59:25","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T11:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colive.in\/blog\/?p=1940"},"modified":"2023-11-04T15:36:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T10:06:12","slug":"negotiating-rent-with-your-landlord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colive.com\/blog\/negotiating-rent-with-your-landlord\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Great Tips on Negotiating Rent With Your Landlord"},"content":{"rendered":"

Staying outside your hometown can be hard especially for first-timers who have recently relocated to a new city. They can face many challenges \u2014 renting a house is one of them. They have to consider many factors when looking out to renting a house like its location, the amenities, and especially affordability. And living out in big cities, negotiating rent with the landlord can be a big mess for them!<\/span><\/p>\n

So you have finally taken the big decision of moving outside your hometown. Brace yourself for the many challenges you will face once you decide to move to a new city. First of all, you will find the challenge of finding an affordable home to live in. Secondly, you would also want to live in a great locality with a community of good neighbours, a great marketplace, and nice connectivity to other parts of the city. And, having both usually isn\u2019t the case and thus you would have to settle for a PG or a hostel. But did you know that if you act smartly, you can even consider negotiating rent with your landlord?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t only the case with the newcomers but tenants across cities like Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, and Pune too, have to consider spending a lot of money on paying their rents. The worst part is paying the additional deposit that ranges in lakhs if you want all amenities along with a good location to reside in. You even have to deal with house brokers and pay them their bit too when you are looking for an ideal home to nest in.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Then comes the challenge of dealing with landlords whom you may or may not like ending up with. But being a good tenant and maintaining a healthy relationship is necessary to survive outside your hometown. This is because you can\u2019t afford to change your accommodation every time you end up with an unfavourable landlord and an unfeasible place to reside in. But often your landlord may increase your rent based on his or her will and you may have to settle with it. Or can you talk them into negotiating rent?<\/span><\/p>\n

Why Should You Consider Negotiating Rent?<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"Why<\/p>\n

Under the norms of <\/span>Section 106 of the Transfer of Property Act<\/span>, 1882, a landlord is liable to revise the rent of his\/her inventory, given that they have sent a notice to the tenant. This is why you can\u2019t have a claim on your landlord raising your rent from time to time. Negotiating rent is the only solution to your distress then. But what benefits will negotiating rent with your landlord have? Here are a few to name:<\/span><\/p>\n