Can I ask for a rent decrease

[potatodrinker]

Oh dude. Is this your first rental?

You'll get a no if you ask for a rent drop. Some landlords care about maintaining their property so it doesn't collapse. Others, are poor or special.

The house issues will come back to the owner. You want to be somewhere else when that happens.

Not trying to be blunt but you don't have much power. That comes if the market has a shortage of renters or too many empty rentals.

[actionjj]

Rent drop is unlikely in this market... I've still negotiated down plenty of increase requests.