sublessor

sublessor — 名詞

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

轉租人

將租來的房產轉租給他人的原承租人

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.

Otis 成為轉租人，將他多出的房間租給一位大學生。

become a sublessor + when-clause

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

Beatriz 出國工作期間以轉租人身分，讓表妹住進她的公寓。

act as sublessor

常見搭配
  • act as sublessor
  • become a sublessor
  • sublessor and sublessee
  • rights of the sublessor
  • obligations of the sublessor
  • sublessor under the head lease
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.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • sublessor and sublessee
  • rights of the sublessor
  • obligations of the sublessor
  • consent of the sublessor

常用片語

  • act as sublessor
  • become a sublessor

介系詞搭配

  • sublessor of (a property)
  • sublessor under (a head lease)