New York City’s rental season kicks into high gear this month, as college graduates start looking for apartments, along with anyone else hoping to move when the weather is warm and school is out. Most years, apartment hunters see rents rise with the temperature. But this season, as the rental market enters its third slow year, renters may instead see some deals.

In an effort to lure new tenants, landlords are coming up with increasingly creative offers. Want a free year’s subscription to Netflix with that lease? You might be able to get it. How about a flat-screen TV? That could be on the table, too. Even the security deposit could be up for negotiation, as landlords have been reducing that fee, too.

As thousands of new apartments flood the housing market, landlords face steep competition. Last year, 8,774 market-rate units opened in Manhattan and Brooklyn, with an additional 15,291 opening this year, according to Citi Habitats, a brokerage firm. Even though those apartments are among the most expensive in the city, so much new inventory is having an impact on prices at older buildings, even in neighborhoods without much new construction. So landlords are looking for more novel ways to stand out, without actually lowering the rent.

“It’s the story of 2017,” said Gabby Warshawer, the director of research for CityRealty, which has seen a spike in buildings offering reduced security deposits, with some asking as little as $500, as opposed to the time-honored one month’s rent. “All of this historic level of new development has to be leased, and it will be, but not yet.”