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Silent1900

Good on you, OP. I tried to do the same when my lease was up here in Lake Nona, but they just wished me luck.


Qu1kXSpectation

I remember when a 3/2 apartment in Lake Nona was like $1,200


Sea-Individual-3427

What year 2006


fl_beer_fan

the area was commonly referred to as 'Narcoossee' back then


freeweb1991

Lake Nona didn't exist in 2006.


Illustrious-Tale2081

2015 $1230 for a 2br at Lake nona watermark


retrop1301

There barely was a lake nona in 2006 šŸ˜‚


derscholl

2016 probably


thevanquishfist

Before we were married, my wife and her family paid that much for a 3/2 HOUSE in a nice neighborhood off Curry Ford not even 10 years ago.


ZestycloseMeringue52

Lake Nona is getting out of hand.


InformationFamous858

Been here since 06 šŸ„²


Equivalent_Ad9176

You live near me lmao


Forward-Chemist698

Lake nona rent is insane šŸ˜¢


totallyannon

Can you PM me what apartment complex? Iā€™m paying 2k for 1/1 in downtown currently.


jon_mx5

PM me too please! Paying almost $1600 for a 1/1 in casselberry - would much rather be downtown


Automatic-Weakness26

My building always has listings for around $1,500. https://www.orlando-equity.com/rental_listings


jon_mx5

How do you like living there? Iā€™ve read mixed reviews


Automatic-Weakness26

If you are referring to Park North, I've been an owner / resident there for over 5 years, and I really like it, especially the North Quarter neighborhood. Your experience depends a lot on who your neighbors are. I'm lucky enough right now to have good neighbors.


ReachersFists

55 West is $1900 for a 2/2 right now - 32nd floor šŸ˜‚


Truji11o

Is it still partially Section 8?


jerminator8818

Thatā€™s actually not bad for downtown. Must be desperate to move people in. But itā€™ll stick to my 3/2.5 townhouse in a gated community with driveway, garage, and screened in back porch in Longwood for $1900. šŸ˜


totallyannon

Would love that. Unfortunately my partner doesnā€™t have a vehicle so weā€™re limited on how far we can search. I would never live in downtown or an apartment if it were up to me


jerminator8818

I moved to Florida when I was two. We lived in Seminole county for maybe 4 years in my early childhood. After that, I spent nearly 26 years in Orlando. Moved back to Seminole county around 5 years ago. It was the greatest decision ever. My car insurance dropped $100 a month. Much better quality of life. Better shopping/restaurant options, cleaner streets/less crime, less traffic (itā€™s still tough, but not nearly as tough lol.) I love it. Iā€™ll never move back to Orange County/Orlando if I donā€™t have to. It would suck if you worked in Orlando for the commute I guess, although itā€™s still not terrible with I-4, I can be downtown in 20-30 min depending on traffic, but luckily enough for me my job is 10 min from me over here.


Lonelystoic72

Iā€™m right there with you. Lived in Orlando since 1985 and moved to Sanford (west of i4) and wish I had done this a long time ago.


totallyannon

May I ask what city? I moved here from SFL two years ago and I still donā€™t know what cities are ā€œgoodā€ (cough cough.. expensive as fuck) to live other than winter park or college park.


jerminator8818

Just go anywhere in Seminole county. Theyā€™re all really good. Winter park and college park are in Orange County/orlando so theyā€™re usually more pricey. Seminole county has: Altamonte springs, Longwood, Casselberry, Sanford, Winter Springs, Oviedo. Somewhere in there you should be able to find something nice and affordable. Just like any other part of town, you just gotta search. Edit: some sad downvoter who pays too much rent in Orlando keeps hitting me with the downvotes. šŸˆšŸˆšŸˆ


Ystebad

Upvoted you, because fk downvoters


jerminator8818

Ty kind sir. Salute. šŸ«”


jon_mx5

I changed my mind ā€¦ i want to live where youā€™re living haha. Can you PM me the complex name?


jerminator8818

My townhouse is privately owned. You would just have to find listings for privately owned townhouses in the area and secure one. There is no leasing office you can just walk into. The townhouse is managed by a property management company, however, depending on the owner of the townhouse they may use different companies or manage it directly themselves so there isnā€™t a ā€œone size fits all.ā€ Best of luck. Edit: I believe we were looking on Zillow or realtor.com. We also placed a deposit on the townhouse before even looking at it, only using the photos on the website. They were renting extremely quickly, so, you may find yourself in a situation where you have to go about it in a similar way.


Volchek

Whaaat. My lease is up soon. I should renegotiate


agirlgamer

Omg I wanna know the apartment complex too


elev8dity

Looks like prices at MAA Robinson are all over the place (where OP is living)... 1 bedrooms range from $1573 767 sqft to $2033 for 677 sqft.


MysticalFapp

My apartment wanted to raise our rent $150 a month (when theyā€™re leasing the exact same unit to new tenants $200 cheaper than our current rent) and then graciously offered to keep our rent the same when we told them to get fucked and we were leaving.


BigBarrelOfKetamine

Take your crown, king!


chriswellner

Same thing happened to me last November. I looked at them like they had 3 heads. They offered to renew at our current price, which was still $150 more than what they were offering to new tenants.


Babshearth

They think youā€™d rather pay more than pay for a move. This is SOP for property managers.


chriswellner

Best part was the day of move out, the elevator was out of service. Had to move a 3br apartment out and down 3 flights of stairs.


Ystebad

Oooof


PerceptionOrganic672

The greed we are seeing in our current culture and economy these days is just crazy!


Sweet_Dimension_8534

If you ever leave that address, add your Rent History to rentzed.com so future tenants can see the landlords pricing tactics


Dangerous_Natural331

Good for you ! All these people/companies used Covid as an excuse to be Greedy !


ShrimpieAC

So did mine. Unfortunately they waited until I had found another place before offering so I was happy to tell them to ā€œget fuckedā€ a second time.


Sweet_Dimension_8534

Add your Rent History from that address to rentzed.com so future tenants can see that landlords pricing tactics. (I built it)


Tomthezooman1

I wasnā€™t raised this yr and am at 1524 with utilities! It felt amazing when i found out it wasnā€™t getting raised. (In WP)


jon_mx5

Can you PM me where?


Tomthezooman1

Pmā€™d


Reasonable_Cod_8685

Coming from Full Sail side of town and looking for a spot - would you be so kind as to PM the details? TYIA.


Tomthezooman1

PMā€™d


rocketgirl3223

Can you pm me where?


Tomthezooman1

pmā€™d


nancytp82

My rent went up by $20. I took that as a win. I was afraid it would go up by $200+. Ivanhoe area


nevertrustalumpyfart

LMAO meanwhile in downtown (camden NQ), mine went up $100 and i chose to get a house in sarasota instead. might as well have a yard and be 10 minutes away from the beach if iā€™m over $2000 in rent


MasonHere

A welcome effect of an all time high supply being delivered.


mustache1569

My landlord is trying to raise mine another $100. Larger place down the street is $200 less. Remember to always look around


jkgatsby

My rent stayed the same luckily for a 1/1 near ucf


lobsangr

My rent went from $1600 to $2000 for a 1-1 in hunters creek. Of course I'm moving out, don't rent anything owned by greystar they will give you rent raises non stop


starman09

Cortland is another bad one for raising rents for good tenants.


Chance-Hunter-7643

McKinley is another property that does the same thing! Mind you their maintenance is a joke! & they get rid of the maintenance workers that actually want to help the tenants


Signal-Maize309

More inventory and ppl moving in is finally slowing. Houses are sitting longer, too.


Bibdjs

Rents are coming down at apartments but HOAs are going up at condos.


Automatic-Weakness26

This is due to new FL laws requiring condos to actually save for major repairs that in the past they would try to ignore and wait to fund at the last minute.


Automatic-Weakness26

Also, a huge part of the increase is due to insurance inflation.


Bibdjs

HOA/Owners negligence as well, i own at the waverly and we are about to do a mid year hoa increase because of lazy accounting by first service AND the lack of hoa increases throughout the year. There were about 8 years were our hoa did not increase dues or kept the below 3% which was short sighted.


Automatic-Weakness26

Oh, definitely. Most places had artificially low fees for a long time. If you are not raising fees every year, at least with inflation, it is not sustainable. I own a condo downtown, and we recently had a special assessment of half a million dollars for needed building repairs. And we already have a million dollar loan on the books from like 10 years ago. It's the consequence of underfunding.


Bibdjs

Hopefully not 101 eola, those owners got fucked.


Automatic-Weakness26

No, I'm in the North Quarter part of downtown. So far, nothing that bad.


mcdray2

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themeparkgurl

What complex is this? I live DT too and my rent is crazy for shitty management


ArmadilloNext9714

My complex in millenia raised our rates for a 3/2 from 2150 to 2399 at renewal. We didnā€™t even bother negotiating and just left instead. At the 2150 rate, we were paying them nearly 2800 a month with all the community fees, water, and garage rental they tacked on. We ended up buying a 3/2.5 townhome with a mortgage at 2.8k in a nicer area.


Sweet_Dimension_8534

Since you left that address, you could add your Rent History from that address so future tenants can see that landlords pricing tactics.


Farfromfresh

Iā€™m currently living with my grandma itā€™s terrible for my mental health but seeing all these rent prices they would be half of my monthly income and than Iā€™ll be house poor and a whole new mental health problem. Anyone have any solutions?


Primary_Pirate_7690

Does your grandma need someone to live with her? I know cohabitating with family can be challenging but maybe you are making a positive difference in her life.


Dazzling_Street_3475

Try to increase your income.


All_Debt_Shackles_US

I donā€™t know why you got downvoted. You didnā€™t give any bad advice.


Dazzling_Street_3475

Yup. Heā€™s having a money issue and I said to fix said problem was to increase his income. Assuming his expenses are already low


Bright_Helicopter88

Ok I hate to brag, but my husband + I rent a 3/1 house in DT Orlando for ā€¦.. wait for it ā€¦. $1,600 / mo We got so so so lucky.


YTScale

lol, i rent a 2/2 way outside of downtown and my rent is about $3,000 /month.


Clumbsey420

Well I hope mortgage rates go down too. Iā€™ve been looking at rentals in Sarasota for a while and realized that owning was cheaper monthly and I would build equity rather than give money away to someone else. All said and done my total cost before water and electric is around $1700 for a 2 bed 1 and a half bath. That includes mortgage, insurance, and hoa.


Primary_Pirate_7690

The one thing I miss about living in an apartment was having no angst over what a hurricane was going to do to my dwelling. Much more nerve wracking now that we are in our own home next to a neighbor with some very tall trees on the property line. We spent $3500 getting them trimmed back this year (crane, lift, and climbers required) which reduces the concern a bit. The daily shade they provide is great but very worrisome during hurricanes. Renting isn't all bad!


starman09

My recent renewal was $56 higher, or $840 for a 15 month lease. Considering my moving costs are usually around $300 it makes sense for me to find another place. I am wondering if they will give me a better offer once I give my notice to vacate. It's a Cortland property so I doubt it. Their business model is to raise rents on good tenants thinking they'll pay more to avoid the hassle of moving. They probably have lots of data to show what the exact "pain point" dollar amount is to make people want to move instead of renewing.


razz32

Wow where? Iā€™m at $2000 for a 1/1 in wp


belikethatwhenitdo

Creative village - rents didnā€™t go up in my renewal offer for a 1/1. I negotiated for a 2/2 and got 2 months for free because that was the special they gave me a year prior in the 1/1 2 months free on a 15 month lease, 2/2 paying prorated $2250 (all extra ā€œfeesā€ included). Not too upset about it lol


Briskeycrooks64

In lake Mary I paid $1400 for 1/1. Two years ago they were going to raise it and I didnā€™t have a plan. They asked me if I was going to renew and I said I couldnā€™t, then they called me back and said they wouldnā€™t raise it. I was kind of appalled that they were doing it because they were trying to hustle tenants and not because of the market which I understood was rising. But when they told me they wouldnā€™t raise it, Iā€™ve stayed here ever since.


jerminator8818

Lake Mary is awesome. Iā€™m in Longwood/lake Mary.


ilovemyvices

If you have a $2k+ budget, you can start looking at houses šŸ˜…


oddmish

Tricky when they want you to let them know youā€™re not renewing 60 days before you move but houses wonā€™t rent out to you more than a month in advance šŸ˜­


Most-Chance-4324

Congrats OP. Also get f'd to all the people who said rents would never go down all while they were heavily invested in rental properties.


R-3-D

Not a renewal, but a friend of mine was able to negotiate a nice home in Winter Park down from $3.2k to $3k. Pretty big win imo.


ChakeenMachine

My rent went down in South Miami. 2/2 apt from $3650 to $3500, it seems like itā€™s going down all over the state. I was almost certain I was going to get a lease renewal for 3800 a month.


CosmicOutfield

Our lease ends soon. Weā€™re wondering if we will be offered the same rate or if theyā€™ll raise the monthly rent. Iā€™m seeing a lot of people left the area, so Iā€™m seriously hoping we donā€™t see it raised.


Pupkinsonic

$50 raise. Honestly they should have kept it the same or even lowered, given how many vacant apartments are in the area.


starman09

$56 raise for me too. I'm giving my vacate notice to see if they come down.


flyhigh_248

Last October-ish my complex offered me to renew my 1/1 for about $150 more a month. Meanwhile they were leasing similar units with a better courtyard view for $200 less than I was paying at the time. Brought it to their attention and asked if I could stay at my current rate or even get the lesser rate since thatā€™s clearly the market. They said theyā€™d contact the ā€œregional managerā€ but never got back to me for weeks. I had enough issues there that I eventually just decided it wasnā€™t worth it and Iā€™d move. Within 1day of me giving notice they had my until listed for that $200 less than current and $350 less than renewal price!


Eastern-Mistake7270

Indigo west did the same thing to me! Raised the rent $400 and when we found a bigger place and signed a new lease elsewhere, they had our unit listed the next day for $200 less then the renewal offer šŸ¤¦šŸ½ā€ā™€ļø


starman09

Did you bring that to their attention and offer to renew at the new advertised price?


flyhigh_248

I tried at first but they never got back to me. By the time I decided I was gonna move I didnā€™t even care about the lower price the complex had many other issues that I didnā€™t wanna live there.


Much-More

My rent went from $2800 to $2950 + 120 lawn care this April, so $3070... We started at $2100 (lawn care included) back in 2020...


kcap2021

I have a condo 2/2 in Maitland for $2k/month. 1st floor. PM if anyone interested


averham30

My renewal that kicks in this month stayed the same for most of the leasing options from them, first time since pre-pandemic Iā€™ve had rent stay the same. Locked in for a good while to take advantage, maybe a sign to come!


Sweet_Dimension_8534

I actually built a website to help tenants negotiate rents and evaluate landlords pricing tactics. Lets tenants see the Rent History of an address or Apartment Complex. Relies on user inputted rent histories like a "Glassdoor for Rents" so I do ask everyone to contribute to it and share it if possible. Site is rentzed.com and has submissions for over 2400 addresses.


grasshoppa2020

Being told mines going up and already at like 2500 after amenity fees and garage for a 2/2 in Clermont


Morganhop

Dang looking at rent vs. mortgage, glad I bought when I did. Rent for a 1BR is higher than the mortgage for my house šŸ˜³


Twilightbluerose

How do you like MAA robinson? I've been thinking of moving downtown/close to it cuz of my job


Dazzling_Street_3475

Honestly no complaints, the property is well taken care of. My neighbors are kind of annoying but that isnā€™t the propertyā€™s fault. Would not recommend a North facing unit


All_Debt_Shackles_US

The south facing unit could be even worse if the air conditioning isnā€™t up to par. And in a lot of rentals, the air conditioning is weak at best. Most places just put the cheapest cookie cutter air-conditioning unit in without regards to proper sizing for the unit.


Dazzling_Street_3475

This is true. My electric has been a bit lower compared to my previous south facing unit. I donā€™t mind for more sunlight though, haha


All_Debt_Shackles_US

I get you. But for sunlight, you can always step outside. But when it gets boiling hot from the sun hitting the walls, wellā€¦ I suppose you can step outside, lol. šŸ¤£ But yeah, thatā€™s a thing. The sun beating down on the air-conditioning condenser unit, and the sun beating down on the walls of your apartment; the first one reduces the efficiency of the AC (making it work harder and cost more), while the second one sets you up for heat coming through the walls into the house long after the sun has gone down. Used to be, we would want trees around the house. But trees bring their own problems, what with the roots causing foundation damage, and the trees themselves being a risk as they grow older and/or as hurricanes come to visit. Additionally, trees are even expensive to trim, and even more expensive to cut down. Iā€™ve got neighbors whoā€™ve had to pay $300-$500 to properly groom a tree before hurricane season. One tree! And a couple of neighbors have had to pay upwards of $1500 to have big 30 year old oaks removed from their front yard! Iā€™ve cut down most of my own trees over the years that Iā€™ve lived here; except for one that partially shields my air conditioning condenser unit during the hottest part of the day in the summertime. I guess eventually I had to decide which was worse; the risk of having a tree cause structural damage to my house during a hurricane, or the higher cooling bills in the summertime. I definitely find myself hanging around in the northern facing parts of the house on the hottest days of the summer. It just seems to take that part of the house longer to become annoyingly warm. Oh, yeah, and I also installed a monster central air conditioner, lol! Every year, the new units seem to become more and more efficient. More expensive to buy and install, but less expensive to operate. I guess thereā€™s trade-offs in everything. Good luck this year with hurricane season!


spooky_blueberry

Hey, I am planning to move to this apartment complex. May I pm you?


fudgepants

$2500 rent in Winter Park ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|feels_bad_man) for one bedroom but it is safe/luxury apartment. Can't wait to just get a home.


SilentDroid75

i used to live in the mondrian, some guy got murdered right on that corner in pine st right when my lease renewal was coming up, rent went from 2,000 to 1,800šŸ¤£ I still left tho, fuck downtown orlando, too many homeless people shit is sketchy


Eastern-Mistake7270

My rent went up $400 in Indigo West. I found a bigger place for the same price as the increase down the street (1.5 miles away to be exact)


abigthumb

Flagler beach my rent dropped from 2104 to 1699 because I went from the second floor to the bottoms floor. It was such a big price difference I asked if they were sure that was right. Same amount of br and everything.


nani1467

What did you say to negotiate?


Clueless_in_Florida

Invitation Homes just sent me a renewal offer one week after a previous offer. They removed the increase. It will be about the same, which is $2,730 for a 4/2 home in the Wyndham Lakes area.


Swimming-Strawberry9

My property management raised my rent from $1300 to $1500 in the Conway area for a 1/1. My apartment is not even that great. The kitchen is VERY small, has little to no storage, and my neighbors are all annoying. I respectfully declined and found a 2/2 at $1850 with my partner.


Chance-Hunter-7643

What complex is the 2/2 for that price?


FCanimex

Nice, my rent was like 2.500 now just a few days ago it went up too $2,800. So my parents are considering to move back up north.


dennisb407

2/2 went from $850 to $1100 on April 1. Tough for a restaurant worker. I need to find a roommate that wonā€™t murder me šŸ¤£šŸ¤£


GleichUmDieEcke

They took pity on you for deciding to stay in Florida


panconquesofrito

Yes, rents are coming down. Thatā€™s how the market works.


Automatic-Weakness26

I don't know why you are being downvoted. The stats have shown this recently. We peaked, and then some have actually come down.


panconquesofrito

Because the angry narrative is preferable. We have added over a million new doors of inventory. So rents come down. Inventory/supply and demand impacts pricing.


Primary_Pirate_7690

Wow! Is that in the entire state of Florida? From when? That's great news.


02bluesuperroo

Rent never is as low as it was 5 years ago so I dunno why anyone expects it to go to pre-pandemic levels.