rental contract

Signed housing terms

A rental contract is a legal agreement between a property owner and tenant, specifying terms of occupancy—duration, rent amount, responsibilities for maintenance, and conditions for termination.

The term applies to apartments, houses, vehicles, or equipment.

Read the rental contract carefully before signing.

Synonym: lease agreement.

Opposites
property rights/ownership

rental contractdeed of sale

Legal ownership transfer document

title deed · purchase agreement · bill of sale · property deed · sales contract

agreement formality

rental contractverbal agreement

Spoken mutual commitment

handshake deal · gentleman's agreement

Family

rent, contract

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