: one that rents
specifically
: the lessee or tenant of property
Examples of renter in a Sentence
one of the renters called to tell us the hot water heater was broken
left our apartment keys at the renter's office just before leaving in the moving truck
Recent Examples on the Web
In March, some residents joined a renters’ union organized by KC Tenants, spurred on in part by serious pest problems.
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2024
Santoro sent his email toward the end of session, and lawmakers were still negotiating major pieces of what was meant to be a sweeping housing bill that bolstered renter rights, reformed statewide zoning policy and substantially increased the housing stock in Connecticut.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2024
About 100,000 households with renter or condo unit coverage will be excluded.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2024
Such broker fees were previously banned in 2020 under a package of renter protection laws passed by the state.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 13 June 2024
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2024
Santoro sent his email toward the end of session, and lawmakers were still negotiating major pieces of what was meant to be a sweeping housing bill that bolstered renter rights, reformed statewide zoning policy and substantially increased the housing stock in Connecticut.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2024
About 100,000 households with renter or condo unit coverage will be excluded.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2024
Such broker fees were previously banned in 2020 under a package of renter protection laws passed by the state.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 13 June 2024
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“Renter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renter. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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