7. What is the difference between deposit and key money?

A deposit is a sum of money which you pay when you start renting a property. It will be returned to you when you move out as long as nothing has been damaged. Key money, or reikin, is a sum of money which you pay to the landlord up front, and it will never come back. A better translation for reikin would be gratitude money, which you give to the landlord to show your appreciation and thankfulness.

POST : 2018.11.25