{
  "url": "https://classa.info/glossary/stepped-rent",
  "title": "Stepped rent",
  "description": "Pre-agreed rent increases at fixed dates over the lease term.",
  "oneSentenceAnswer": "Pre-agreed rent increases at fixed dates over the lease term.",
  "tldr": [
    "Pre-agreed rent increases at fixed dates over the lease term.",
    "Common in Asian markets and growing in US Class A: rent rises in stepped increments (e.g., +3% in years 3, 6, 9)."
  ],
  "keyFacts": {
    "category": "Leasing",
    "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/stepped-rent), updated 2026-04-01T00:00:00.000Z."
}