untenantable
Unfit for residents
Untenantable describes a property unfit for occupation—too damaged, unsafe, or lacking basic necessities for anyone to live or work there.
A building might become untenantable after a fire, flood, or prolonged neglect: The inspector declared the apartment untenantable due to mold and structural damage.
The term appears frequently in lease agreements specifying what happens if a property becomes uninhabitable.
Breaking down gradually
- ramshackleBadly deteriorated from neglect
- tumbledownRuined through neglect
- decrepitWorn by age
- ruinousCausing severe destruction
dilapidated · unsafe · unstable · collapsing · condemned · unsound · rickety · precarious
Unfit for residence
- condemnedOfficially declared unfit
- unfitNot suited for purpose
- violationBreaking of rules
- codeSymbolic communication system
eviction · habitability · lease · inspection · landlord · rental · warranty · substandard
crumbling
Breaking down gradually
- ramshackleBadly deteriorated from neglect
- tumbledownRuined through neglect
- decrepitWorn by age
ruinous · dilapidated · unsafe · unstable · collapsing · condemned · unsound · rickety · precarious · sagging
uninhabitable
Unfit for residence
code · eviction · habitability · lease · inspection · landlord · rental · warranty · substandard · noncompliant
moldy
Covered in fungal growth
- infestedOverrun by pests
- toxicCapable of causing harm
- contaminatedMade impure by contact
noxious · hazardous · polluted · unsanitary · asbestos · radon · vermin · condemned · unfit · dangerous
abandoned
Left behind completely
deserted · unoccupied · empty · disused · forgotten · overgrown · dusty · mothballed · shuttered · uninhabited
untenantabletenantable
Fit for occupancy
habitable · livable · occupiable · move-in ready · inhabitable
contain, retain, maintain, content, sustain, tenant, maintenance, continent, tenacity