substitutetenant
nounUK /ˈsʌbstɪtjuːt ˈtɛnənt/
US /ˈsʌbstɪtuːt ˈtɛnənt/
A substitute tenant is a person who rents a home in place of someone else.
The landlord found a substitute tenant to take over the apartment after the old renter moved out.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A tenant who takes over a lease temporarily while the original tenant is away.
During her year abroad, she arranged a substitute tenant to stay in her flat.
3. A person named in a contract to occupy a property if the main tenant cannot.
The agreement listed a substitute tenant in case the primary renter defaulted.
4. In legal terms, a tenant who steps into another's tenancy rights with the landlord's consent.
The court recognized him as a substitute tenant with the same rights as the original renter.