sublandlord

English

Etymology

sub- +‎ landlord

Noun

sublandlord (plural sublandlords)

  1. One who is let a residence by a landlord and subsequently sublets it to another tenant.
    • 2009 March 4, Alison Gregor, “Commercial Renters Have a New Worry: A Landlord’s Default”, in New York Times‎:
      Ms. Colp-Haber said that companies that sublease space could protect themselves by negotiating the right to stay in the space with the building’s landlord if the sublandlord should default.
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