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as in tenant
one who rents a room or apartment in another's house
one of the renters called to tell us the hot water heater was broken
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as in landlord
the owner of land or housing that is rented to another
left our apartment keys at the renter's office just before leaving in the moving truck
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Recent Examples of renter
Half of Connecticut’s renters are paying more than a third of their income to housing costs, and about 1 in 4 rental households pay more than half their income to housing costs.
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Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026
However, a set of new bills has been proposed for the 2026 legislative session to amend the law anad better support renters.
—Jake Ramsey, Oklahoma Watch, 17 Jan. 2026
Still, renters across the state have faced problems with institutional investors In 2024, Invitation Homes, the largest corporate landlord in California with more than 11,000 homes, agreed to pay $20 million to resolve allegations of unpermitted renovations.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
The token is an extension of the company’s 2019 program that gave renters an amount equal to their past year’s rent for use as equity for a home purchase, Ipour said.
—Reuters
wire Service, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
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Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026
However, a set of new bills has been proposed for the 2026 legislative session to amend the law anad better support renters.
—Jake Ramsey, Oklahoma Watch, 17 Jan. 2026
Still, renters across the state have faced problems with institutional investors In 2024, Invitation Homes, the largest corporate landlord in California with more than 11,000 homes, agreed to pay $20 million to resolve allegations of unpermitted renovations.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
The token is an extension of the company’s 2019 program that gave renters an amount equal to their past year’s rent for use as equity for a home purchase, Ipour said.
—Reuters
wire Service, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renter
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Together, the buildings will have 370 studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments and six live-work condominiums, with 10% of the apartments reserved as affordable housing for qualified tenants.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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Section 8 tenants pay 30% of their incomes in rent, while the program covers the rest.—
Robin Urevich,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
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At the end of the lease, the landlord has 30 days to return the security deposit, which should include a list of damages for which any portion of the deposit is kept.—
Rashad Alexander,
Kansas City Star,
20 Jan. 2026
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Representatives from the Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants were present at the rally and said the administration would consider all options to protect tenants and hold landlords accountable.—
Noelle Lilley,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Renter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renter. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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