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tenant

[ten-uhnt] / ˈtɛn ənt /


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"Our football team is the first priority tenant and we would make sure it is handled the right way."

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Tell the landlord the same thing, and ask if he would contact the previous tenant.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

A Burbank landlord trying to land a trendy ice cream shop tenant got a critical assist from the city that helped seal the deal.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

A spokesperson for Aeon, operators of the mall, told AFP that the seven people who died were employees of tenant stores.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

To find out more about the situation, we talked to Helen Finner, who’s been president of the Ida B. Wells tenant organization for twenty-three years and has lived in The Wells since 1968.

From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones

To qualify for residency, tenants of Viva must have an average income of about 60% of the area’s median income, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Section 21 "no-fault" evictions, where tenants can be evicted without giving a reason, are widely regarded as a key driver of homelessness, and were banned from May 2026.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

The woman told her several other past tenants have ended up extending their stays.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Landlords have started offering more buyouts to tenants living in rent-controlled apartments, and rent increases are spreading to Oakland, Calif., and San Jose.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Pedro Tercero remembered him as an angry giant with a snakeskin whip and a silver cane, at whose step the tenants trembled and whose thunderous voice and feudal arrogance made all of nature quake.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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