: one that rents
specifically
: the lessee or tenant of property
Examples of renter in a Sentence
one of the renters called to tell us the hot water heater was broken
left our apartment keys at the renter's office just before leaving in the moving truck
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The ultimate outcome is unknown and the impact on renters is uncertain.
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Erik Sherman, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
Lawyers who work with renters say that what may seem like a minor procedural change could make a big difference in allowing people to stay in their homes.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
Between the lines: Homeownership is increasingly out of reach, especially as renters are becoming more cost-burdened and are less able to save money for down payments, per the Harvard report.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
Because of public housing rules forbidding tenants from returning after an eviction, and because public housing tenants are generally poorer than other renters, both publicly and privately owned properties become out of reach.
—Sawyer Loftus, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2024
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Erik Sherman, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
Lawyers who work with renters say that what may seem like a minor procedural change could make a big difference in allowing people to stay in their homes.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
Between the lines: Homeownership is increasingly out of reach, especially as renters are becoming more cost-burdened and are less able to save money for down payments, per the Harvard report.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
Because of public housing rules forbidding tenants from returning after an eviction, and because public housing tenants are generally poorer than other renters, both publicly and privately owned properties become out of reach.
—Sawyer Loftus, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Renter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renter. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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