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Examples of subtenant in a Sentence
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In February 2020, inspectors noted multiple subtenants, wooden pallets and washing machines.
—Christopher Weber, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2024
In a complaint filed in San Francisco Superior Court, lawyers for Murkelley LLC accused Mission Housing Development Corporation of leaving 5524 Mission Street while its subtenants were still living in the building.
—Jordan Parker, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2023
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
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of subtenant was
in the 15th century
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“Subtenant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subtenant. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Legal Definition
subtenant
noun
sub·ten·ant
ˌsəb-ˈte-nənt
: one who rents property from a tenant of the property
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