Our former landload is trying to rent her UTC house at about 30% higher than what we paid two years ago. (It seems that she might have done some remodeling work, and based on our experience, probably at the previous renter’s expense – just a guess). Apparently, she can’t find a renter quickly. So now she’s only asking about 20% higher than what we paid two years ago. So it looks that it’s difficult for landlord to keep asking for a high price and shoulder the cost of vacancy. To rent our current place, we did negotiate a little and get a little consession too.
BTW, if anyone is looking to rent a house in UTC and wonder if this is the one, let me know. Because I’d advise anyone against it! (The day we moved out, our neightbor told us that she ran through 6 or 7 renters in 5 years)
