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Concessions now run on 43.5% of listings across the 50 largest metros, up 3.1 points in a year, with 18 markets above half. The advertised rent is no longer the price — and Census says the rental vacancy rate's latest annual move is not statistically significant.
Read the briefingCalifornia gives you 21 days, New York 14, Arizona 14 business days, and most of the rest 30 — but the clock starts at a different moment in almost every state, and a late itemization is often a total forfeiture.
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