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Tenant

Meaning in real estate, with examples

/ˈtenənt/nounCore term

In real estate, tenant means: A person or business that pays rent to live in or use a property owned by someone else, usually under a lease.

In Turkish: kiracı

How it is used

Used for both homes and commercial units. Agents find and screen tenants, and landlords look for reliable tenants who pay on time. In the UK a property sold with someone still renting it is sold with a sitting tenant.

Example sentences

  1. The current tenant's lease ends in March.

  2. We check every tenant's income and references before signing.

Common collocations

  • find a tenant
  • screen tenants
  • sitting tenant
  • long-term tenant
  • tenant referencing
  • landlordA person or company that owns a property and rents it out to someone else in return for regular payments.
  • 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.
  • rentThe money a tenant pays regularly, usually every month, to live in or use a property that belongs to someone else.
  • evictionThe legal process of making a tenant leave a property, for example after unpaid rent or a serious breach of the lease.
  • anchor tenantA large, well-known tenant, such as a supermarket or department store, that draws visitors to a shopping centre and helps attract smaller tenants.

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