| When Renting To Tenants key Money will pay | | | | (poor locations) to 12 (top locations e.g. Champs |
| your bills and make it hard for them to fight you | | | | Elysées). Remaining number of years of the |
| in court because it is near untracable. Key money | | | | contract has little/no impact unless it falls under |
| is used differently in different parts of the world | | | | the legal provision of "déplafonnement du |
| and sometimes means money paid to an existing | | | | loyer", meaning the owner is automatically legally |
| tenant who assigns a lease to a new tenant | | | | allowed to ask for a new rent irrespective of the |
| where the rent is below market. In other parts of | | | | rent paid so far : |
| the world it is used synonymously with security | | | | It is also common in many countries to require |
| deposits. | | | | 'Key Money' in the form of a security deposit. In |
| In the United States and the United Kingdom, it is | | | | the United States, for example, it is common for |
| illegal for landlords to require key money. A cash | | | | a landlord to require the equivalent of one or two |
| payment of key money may be required in those | | | | months rent as a security deposit to offset |
| parts of North America with strict rent controls, | | | | delinquent rent payments or damage to the |
| most notably New York City. Because it is paid in | | | | property during occupancy. This deposit is held in |
| cash, it is very difficult to trace and usually | | | | escrow and is refunded when the tenant moves |
| impossible to prove in court. | | | | out, less any repair costs. It is common for |
| In France it is the norm that a tenant that assigns | | | | landlords to take some or all of this deposit and |
| a lease is paid an amount for a lease that is below | | | | claim spurious costs for nonexistent repairs. Don't |
| market. The Capitalization factor is financial and | | | | be the victim of Tenants always require key |
| strategic, depending on cost of money, | | | | money and if a court appearance is needed simple |
| importance of the site to the taker and the | | | | deny it because no one can prove you ever |
| location of the site. The ratio used goes from 0 | | | | accepted it. |