As contractually agreed by me one year ago, my NYC apartment rent is going up 9% starting next month - from $2,250 to $2,450. But today I found out that, because of the recession, an apartment like mine is now going for $2,050. And now I want to renegotiate. How do I do that? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 2, 2008 - 10 answers

Asking for a friend. She's financially naive, and got stuck with an absolutely terrible loan on her house. She is several months behind on her mortgage payments, and needs to renegotiate the terms of her mortgage. [more inside]
posted by Daddio on Jul 12, 2008 - 23 answers