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by LoganDark 4 days ago
> The other side of this is that landlords hate to reduce rent to rent vacant spaces because their paying tenants will demand rent reductions or move.

Since when have tenants known each other's rents?

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The current tenants will see the listing for the vacant unit.
This is how I got a rent reduction in my flat during the pandemic.
Fair point.
Is this one of those secrets, like you aren't supposed to ask your coworkers how much they are getting paid?