I'm drafting a lease which requires tenants to pay rent for the first three months when they sign the lease. Which one of the following is correct? Thanks.
three month rent
three month's rent
three months' rent
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Check out our sister site ell.stackexchange.com – Kris Aug 06 '13 at 06:08
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#2 is correct btw. – mplungjan Aug 06 '13 at 06:34
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1Why is #2 correct? – Mari-Lou A Aug 06 '13 at 07:37
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2The correct answer when drafting a document of this kind is speak to a solicitor. – Brian Hooper Aug 06 '13 at 07:43
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According to the answers in the link above, there are two correct ways; 1) Three months rent. 2) Three months' rent. – Mari-Lou A Aug 06 '13 at 07:50
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Then again, yky a could be a spammer... Doesn't seem to be very responsive :( – Mari-Lou A Aug 06 '13 at 07:52
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"Rent for the first three months" avoids the issue. – TrevorD Aug 06 '13 at 09:42
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This question appears to be off-topic because it is about writing a legal document – TrevorD Aug 06 '13 at 11:50
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The third option - "three months' rent" - since month is plural (there are three of them).
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