: 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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That's nearly double the average income for a New York City renter, Fee said.
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Alain Sherter, CBS News, 12 May 2025
Other protections spell out responsibilities for landlords when affordable properties are sold, including a requirement that a new owner either cover relocation benefits or give existing renters a three-month grace period before raising rents and rescreening tenants.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 May 2025
One in six middle-class renters in California are now spending over half their income on housing, according to the PPIC, a nonprofit research center.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
Having insurance policies, such as life and disability, homeowners or renters, and health and auto, is part of this.
—Jeffrey Anvari-Clark, The Conversation, 7 May 2025
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Alain Sherter, CBS News, 12 May 2025
Other protections spell out responsibilities for landlords when affordable properties are sold, including a requirement that a new owner either cover relocation benefits or give existing renters a three-month grace period before raising rents and rescreening tenants.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 May 2025
One in six middle-class renters in California are now spending over half their income on housing, according to the PPIC, a nonprofit research center.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
Having insurance policies, such as life and disability, homeowners or renters, and health and auto, is part of this.
—Jeffrey Anvari-Clark, The Conversation, 7 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for renter
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“Renter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/renter. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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