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What does subleasing mean?



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R. Jones

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R. Jones, Student, Postgraduate, Calgary

Answered Dec 23, 2020

Sublease means that a tenant will be renting the property to a third party. The rent price will be a portion of the overall amount that the tenant has to pay to the owner of the property. Even if the tenant will sublease the property to another individual or company, it will still be the tenant’s obligation to make sure that the property will be in good condition or will be taken care of according to the contract that the tenant and the owner signed.

For example, the payment for each month will still be paid for by the tenant wherein a portion of it will come from the company or individual that is doing the subleasing. If the leasers are unable to pay, the tenant still has to pay the decided amount every month.

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J. Alfie, Content Writer, Masters in Literature, Dallas,Texas

Answered Dec 22, 2020

A sublease refers to a form of agreement between a tenant and a property owner, that allows a tenant to lease a property to a third party. This contract allows someone to lease a property that is already leased. In a sublease, the person renting the property from a tenant can only use the property for a period captured in the agreement between the property owner and the tenant.

Just as a property owner is transferring the owner's right of a property to another person (tenant) in a lease, the tenant will also transfer the owner's right to a third-part, but the contract will no longer hold after the expiration of the initial contract between the property owner and the tenant. Subleasing is legal as it gives a tenant the right to transfer his legal tenancy to another person. However, before a tenant can establish a sublease, the property owner must be notified.

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N. Jarah

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Answered Dec 21, 2020

A sublease is a common word used in real estate. A lease is a contract between two people, which are a property owner and a tenant. This involves a transfer of ownership rights to the exclusive possession and use of the real estate property to the tenant for a specific period of time while subleasing is the renting of property by a tenant to a third party for a portion of the tenant lease contract.

Subleasing and subletting are similar and confusing. The tenant that subleases his apartment for some time gives his apartment to another person, which is the subtenant. The disadvantage of this is that the person who is subleasing the house name is still the one in the contract and will be required to pay rent even though the subtenant doesn’t pay.

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Answered Dec 16, 2020

Like a lease, a sublease is an agreement to permit an individual or a company to inhabit real estate in return for regular payments. Subleasing is a common method. In a sublease, the lease holder leasing from the original landlord leases it to another tenant, occupying the property or part of it. With a landlord’s permission, a tenant has the right to sublease a home or residence to an alternative party as long as the original lease remains in force and the sublease arrangement does not infringe upon the original lease. In the case of business-related property, the tenant’s right to sublease must be explained in detail in the original lease.
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