Landlord-Tenant Law

noun A person who owns and leases land, buildings, or dwelling units to others

• The landlord requested that the tenants pay their rent on time.
• My landlord is pretty chill about letting me have pets in the apartment.
• I can't believe my landlord is hiking up the rent again, it's so unfair.
• In life, we are all tenants and the universe is our landlord, providing us with opportunities and challenges.

noun a lease of a property by a tenant to a subtenant

verb to lease or rent all or part of a leased property to another person

• The tenant decided to sublet the apartment while they were away for the summer.
• I'm thinking of subletting my place for a few months to make some extra cash.
• I heard Sarah is subletting her room to help cover her rent.
• Sometimes it feels like I'm subletting my brain to all the information overload.

noun an official directive or command to take possession of something

• The landlord obtained a possession order from the court to evict the tenant.
• The landlord got a possession order to kick out the tenant.
• The landlord got the boot order to get rid of the tenant.
• The possession order was like a ticking time bomb, signaling the end of the tenant's stay.