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Concession

An incentive a landlord offers to attract or keep a tenant, such as a free month or reduced rent. It lowers the effective rent without changing the headline rate on the lease.

At a kitchen table, a landlord slides an envelope toward a new tenant beside the lease and a set of keys
  1. A discount to win a tenant
  2. Write it into the lease
  3. Often a free first month

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