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tenants

noun as in person who leases a place

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Squeezing what rent he could from the tenants, Washington moved on.

The journey began well, as Washington managed to collect some rent from war-ravaged tenants in Cumberland.

Most landlords will accept lease breaks if tenants can find qualified replacements.

An employee would later testify that Sterling said he wanted to drive out the black tenants “because they smell.”

The lawsuit that Kandynce Jones had initiated with some of her fellow tenants proceeded.

He was one of Dad's tenants, a big purple-faced man, who drank a lot and never took much exercise.

More generally, leases of doubtful duration are construed in favor of the tenants.

Many states also have statutes and cities ordinances regulating the duties and liabilities of landlords and tenants.

The tenants were glad to admit visitors as probable customers for postcards and photographs.

An Irish landlord knows full well that, even up to the present day, his tenants "keep the bread, and make borbhan."

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On this page you'll find 18 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tenants, such as: dweller, resident, occupant, renter, inhabitant, and holder.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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