tenants

They pay rent

Tenants are people who occupy property owned by someone else, typically paying rent under a lease agreement: The building has twelve tenants.

The word extends to any occupants of a place: the forest's tenants.

In computing, a tenant is an organization or user group sharing a software instance in multi-tenant architecture.

occupants

renters

Those who lease property

lodgers · boarders · subtenants · roommates · flatmates · housemates · cohabitants · leaseholders

lease

rental agreement

Contract for temporary occupancy

  • leaseTemporary use contract
  • contractEnforceable written agreement
  • termsConditions of an agreement

conditions · clauses · deposit · rent · duration · renewal · termination · obligations · rights · responsibilities

housing

apartment

Rented unit in building

duplex · unit · studio · loft · rental property · dwelling · residence · housing · quarters · walk-up

rights

rent control

Housing price regulation

discrimination · fair housing · grievance · dispute · withholding rent · legal aid · advocacy · protection

Categories
Opposites
property ownership and occupancy rights

tenantsowners

Those holding legal title

proprietors · homeowners · landlords · landowners · freeholders

role in landlord-tenant relationship

tenantslandlords

Rental property owners

lessors · landladies · property managers · rentiers · letter

Phrases
Family

tenant, tenancy, tenanted, tenanting, tenancies, cotenant, cotenants, tenant's

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