{
  "url": "https://classa.info/glossary/rent-free-period",
  "title": "Rent-free period",
  "description": "Months of zero base rent at the start of (or layered into) a lease term.",
  "oneSentenceAnswer": "Months of zero base rent at the start of (or layered into) a lease term.",
  "tldr": [
    "Months of zero base rent at the start of (or layered into) a lease term.",
    "Rent-free is the most flexible concession — landlords prefer it to face-rent reductions because it preserves the headline rent and the implied valuation."
  ],
  "keyFacts": {
    "category": "Lease economics",
    "regionScope": "Global"
  },
  "pageType": "glossary",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-04-01T00:00:00.000Z",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Class A Atlas (https://classa.info).",
  "citation": "Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/glossary/rent-free-period), updated 2026-04-01T00:00:00.000Z."
}