sublease
/ˈsʌbˌlis/
verb
- To rent out property that one is already renting to another person.
- He subleased his room to a friend while he was abroad.
- The tenant cannot sublease the apartment without the landlord's permission.
- They decided to sublease their office space for the summer.
Synonyms
noun
- An agreement in which a tenant rents out property they are already renting to another person.
- Before moving in, he asked to see a copy of the sublease.
- The sublease included all the same rules as the main lease.
- She signed a sublease for the apartment while the original tenant was traveling.