Different than this question, though heavily related maybe.

I've been in my apartment for two years, it's rent stabilized and last February I re-signed for ~$2750 (ugh, bad timing). There's other apartments in my building, same size, going for $2050, and a 2BR on another floor going for $2550, and they've been on the market for a few months, so at the moment I'm being screwed.

I'm trying to renegotiate my lease, but one of the leasing agents said there was probably not a lot they could do since it's stabilized. They did ask if I would consider moving into one of the other units, so I don't think they're really trying to freeze me out, but who knows.

Is there legitimacy to that? Rent can't be lowered in rent stabilized either? Or maybe if they lower it they fear they can't raise it once this is all over?

Basically just trying to gauge how much bullshit I'm being fed or not.