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Sublet

Meaning in real estate, with examples

/ˌsʌbˈlet/verbCommon term

In real estate, sublet means: To rent all or part of a property you are renting yourself to another person, who then pays rent to you instead of to the owner.

In Turkish: alt kiraya vermek, kiradaki yeri başkasına kiralamak

How it is used

Most leases do not allow tenants to sublet without the landlord's written permission. The person renting from the tenant is the subtenant. It is also used for commercial space: a company may sublet an unused floor. The past tense is also sublet.

Example sentences

  1. I'm going abroad for six months. Can I sublet my room?

  2. The company sublet two floors of its office to a start-up.

Common collocations

  • sublet a room
  • sublet without permission
  • subtenant
  • sublease
  • leaseA legal contract in which an owner lets a tenant use a property for a fixed period in return for rent, setting out the rights and duties of both sides.
  • tenantA person or business that pays rent to live in or use a property owned by someone else, usually under a lease.
  • landlordA person or company that owns a property and rents it out to someone else in return for regular payments.
  • office spaceRooms or floors in a building used or available for office work, usually leased to companies by the square foot or square metre.

More terms: Renting & Tenancies

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