tenant

3 definitions • 3 examples

a person who pays rent for the use of land or a building

a person who rents a room, a building, or land:

For years, they were tenants on my father’s property.

a person or organization that uses a building or land and pays rent to its owner:

We are hoping to lease the four-story building to a single tenant when it's completed this fall.

Both parties, landlord and tenant, will be bound by any express terms in the contract.