subtenant
noun
sub·ten·ant ˌsəb-ˈte-nənt 
: one who rents from a tenant
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Gregory Marconi, Rob Stillwell of Newmark Knight Frank represented the subtenant. 
Katherine Feser, Houston Chronicle, 12 June 2020 Ryan Dierker of Newcor Commercial Real Estate represented the subtenant. Katherine Feser, Houston Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2020 The Chronicle has learned that the ride-hailing company is seeking subtenants for a total of 729,352 square feet across four buildings: 71 Stevenson St., 555 Market St., 685 Market St. and its current 1455 Market St. headquarters. Roland Li, SFChronicle.com, 25 Oct. 2019 In California, lessees are permitted to host short-term guests through sites like Airbnb, and there is a legal process for master tenants to evict subtenants, just as there is a process for owners to evict lessees. Pete Grieve, SFChronicle.com, 29 Aug. 2019 The owner of the building in dispute was actually a black Pentecostal church, whose leaders had asked a Jewish tenant to evict a black subtenant, who enlisted the aid of Sharpton and other race-baiters to whip up street protests. Kyle Smith, National Review, 31 July 2019 WeWork and its peers are typically on the hook for fixed rents of 10 to 15 years, but their subtenants can bolt after only a fraction of that time, potentially leaving co-working companies stuck with empty space for long stretches. Eliot Brown, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2018 Tesla, which runs the plant, now employs about a fifth of that number — between 600 and 700 employees — working with Panasonic, which is a subtenant. New York Times, 2 July 2018 With membership votes, apathy is often a problem, and can stymie good ideas.Evicting a member’s tenant (or subtenant) would require an injunction. Kelly Gl Richardson, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 Apr. 2018 See More
Katherine Feser, Houston Chronicle, 12 June 2020 Ryan Dierker of Newcor Commercial Real Estate represented the subtenant. Katherine Feser, Houston Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2020 The Chronicle has learned that the ride-hailing company is seeking subtenants for a total of 729,352 square feet across four buildings: 71 Stevenson St., 555 Market St., 685 Market St. and its current 1455 Market St. headquarters. Roland Li, SFChronicle.com, 25 Oct. 2019 In California, lessees are permitted to host short-term guests through sites like Airbnb, and there is a legal process for master tenants to evict subtenants, just as there is a process for owners to evict lessees. Pete Grieve, SFChronicle.com, 29 Aug. 2019 The owner of the building in dispute was actually a black Pentecostal church, whose leaders had asked a Jewish tenant to evict a black subtenant, who enlisted the aid of Sharpton and other race-baiters to whip up street protests. Kyle Smith, National Review, 31 July 2019 WeWork and its peers are typically on the hook for fixed rents of 10 to 15 years, but their subtenants can bolt after only a fraction of that time, potentially leaving co-working companies stuck with empty space for long stretches. Eliot Brown, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2018 Tesla, which runs the plant, now employs about a fifth of that number — between 600 and 700 employees — working with Panasonic, which is a subtenant. New York Times, 2 July 2018 With membership votes, apathy is often a problem, and can stymie good ideas.Evicting a member’s tenant (or subtenant) would require an injunction. Kelly Gl Richardson, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 Apr. 2018 See More Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Legal Definition
subtenant
noun
sub·ten·ant ˌsəb-ˈte-nənt
: one who rents property from a tenant of the property
subtenants
noun
as in cotenants
Synonyms & Similar Words
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