renters
They pay monthly
Renters is the plural of renter—people who pay to occupy property they don't own.
The word appears frequently in discussions of housing policy: renters' rights, renters insurance.
In contexts contrasting ownership with tenancy, renters stands opposite homeowners or landlords: The neighborhood is split between renters and owners.
People sharing a residence
- housematesPeople sharing a dwelling
- flatmatesCo-tenants sharing living space
- neighborsThose dwelling nearby
- cohabitantsPeople sharing a residence
sharers · boarders · lodgers · sublessee · suitemates
Renter's period of residence
- agreementShared position between parties
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- landlordProperty owner renting out
- depositPlace for safekeeping
security deposit · lease term · renewal · termination · eviction · clause · fixed-term · month-to-month
Of limited duration
- temporaryLimited in duration
- vacationersPeople taking leisure trips
- month-to-monthRenewable each period
- furnished rentalLeased space with furniture provided
seasonal · relocating · students · interns · digital nomads
Rented unit in building
- flatLacking vertical variation
- studioCreative professional's workspace
- loftSpace beneath the roof
- duplexDivided dwelling, shared walls
townhouse · condominium · co-op · high-rise · bungalow · cottage · unit · room
Suitability for dwelling
- repairsRestorative maintenance work
- legal aidFree attorney services
- housing courtTribunal for dwelling disputes
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
fair housing · lease violation · retaliation · privacy rights
roommates
People sharing a residence
- housematesPeople sharing a dwelling
- flatmatesCo-tenants sharing living space
- neighborsThose dwelling nearby
cohabitants · sharers · boarders · lodgers · sublessee · suitemates
tenancy
Renter's period of residence
- agreementShared position between parties
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- landlordProperty owner renting out
deposit · security deposit · lease term · renewal · termination · eviction · clause · fixed-term · month-to-month · notice period
short-term
Of limited duration
- temporaryLimited in duration
- vacationersPeople taking leisure trips
- month-to-monthRenewable each period
furnished rental · seasonal · relocating · students · interns · digital nomads
apartment
Rented unit in building
duplex · townhouse · condominium · co-op · high-rise · bungalow · cottage · unit · room · bedsit
habitability
Suitability for dwelling
- repairsRestorative maintenance work
- legal aidFree attorney services
- housing courtTribunal for dwelling disputes
discrimination · fair housing · lease violation · retaliation · privacy rights
- city peoplecity dwellers, urbanites, residents, citizens, locals
- New YorkersManhattanites, Brooklynites, subway riders, subway rider, city dwellers
- non-ownerslessees, lodgers, boarders, subletters, subletter
- residentsresident, residents, inhabitants, inhabitant, local
- insurance typeshealth, dental, life, vision, home
- customerscustomers, clients, consumers, buyers, shoppers
rentershomeowners
Property-possessing residents
owners · homebuyers · landowners · mortgage holders · proprietors
renterslandlords
Rental property owners
lessors · property managers · landladies · slumlords · leasers
- renters insurancePolicy covering lessee's possessions
- house renterOne who leases residence
- room renterOne who leases quarters