They usually dont care since you dont speak to the landlord directly. Rents are really high because of the way all big property managers are using the same third party for pricing and smaller landlords see that and follow suit although they are more open for discussion for good tenants

Also i strongly feel this is going to end badly as we go into the year . There is no way these kind of high interest rates by Fed doesnt hurt the economy over long term as without the rent decline the inflation does not come down to the 2% mark. This kind of price greed eventually dosent end well for everyone involved