Rental Agreements

2 words in this vocabulary list

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.