The answer to your question truly lies in the terms of the Lease. Many times a landlord will write a residential or commercial lease to offer free rent as an inducement to lease but requires a full term thereafter. Many landlords also offer free rent but instead write the lease to make the rent deferred, so that it is only free if the terms and conditions of the lease are faithfully fulfilled.
Answered on Apr 14th, 2012 at 2:05 PM