11.   Fewer concessions and less free rent in many locations are becoming the rule in the traditionally cheaper suburbs.

12.   For the first time in years some landlords are offering concessions such as free rent to lure or keep tenants.

13.   He said that while free rent and other concessions were smaller than they were a few years ago, they are larger than the last real estate boom.

14.   Heine argued, however, that the free rent was a benefit awarded the deputy, not his wife who was not a department employee.

15.   Hess also agreed to forgo commonplace incentives like a period of free rent, and the company will pay for improvements.

16.   However, brokers said the long periods of free rent and generous work orders were a thing of the past.

17.   In Denmark, single parents lose their free rent and other social benefits if they find part-time work.

18.   No judge would award free rent to tenants who complained that they were kept awake by the sound of beer steins clinking late at night.

19.   No longer are property owners willing to offer concessions such as six months free rent to keep tenants from fleeing to cheaper digs elsewhere.

20.   One tenant complained about the free rent being offered to newcomers, saying that long-time residents were bitter about the offer.