sublessor

sublessor — noun

1. a person who rents a property from its owner and then lets all or part of that p

1.名詞C2
釋義

a person who rents a property from its owner and then lets all or part of that property to a third party while staying bound by the terms of the original rental agreement

例句

Otis became a sublessor when he rented his spare room to a university student.

become a sublessor + when-clause

Beatriz acted as sublessor while working abroad, letting her cousin stay in her flat.

act as sublessor

同義詞
  • subletter

    less formal; more common in everyday speech about short-term rentals

  • head tenant

    informal; emphasises the person's role as primary renter in a shared housing setup

  • original tenant

    descriptive rather than a fixed legal term; highlights position in the rental chain

反義詞
  • sublessee

    the person who receives the sublease from the sublessor

用法筆記

Found almost exclusively in legal documents and tenancy agreements. A sublessor remains responsible to the original landlord for rent and damage even after bringing in a subtenant — this ongoing liability is a key legal feature that the definition alone may not make obvious.

常見錯誤

❌The sublessor moved in and paid rent to the existing tenant.
✅The sublessee moved in and paid rent to the sublessor.
💡the sublessor is the one who already holds the lease and rents the place out; the sublessee is the person who moves in under that arrangement.
❌I asked the sublessor to fix the boiler because she owns the building.
✅I asked the landlord to fix the boiler.
💡a sublessor is a tenant, not the property owner; major repairs are the landlord's responsibility.