subleased

Tenant became landlord

Subleased is the past tense of sublease, meaning to rent property you're already renting to someone else.

A tenant who subleases becomes a landlord to a subtenant while remaining responsible to the original landlord: She subleased her apartment for the summer while she was abroad.

The arrangement requires permission from the property owner in most cases.

rental

tenant

One who rents property

unit · premises · property · dwelling · housing · utilities · deposit · furnished · unfurnished · leaseholder

occupancy

subtenant

Renter from another renter

lodger · flatmate · housemate · roommate · inhabitant · tenant · dwelling · habitation · cohabitant · sharer

contract

subtenant

Renter from another renter

agreement · covenant · provision · clause · terms · conditions · consent · termination · renewal · default

temporary

short-term

Of limited duration

relocation · seasonal · flexible · transient · expats · students · stopgap · provisional · travelers

Opposites
lease directness

subleasedleased

Granted temporary paid use

master lease · owner-occupied · purchased · owned

property control action

subleasedretained

Continued to hold

kept · reclaimed · occupied · taken back · took back

Family

sublease, subleasing, subleases, subleaser

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