Renting a Home
Signing a lease and keeping the landlord happy.
20 words
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a common word for the money you pay to use a house or car, the act of paying for that use, or a large rip in a piece of cloth.
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a person who pays rent to live in a building or use land; in technology, it can also mean a customer using a shared software system.
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a person who owns a building or land and rents it to others; in British English, it can also mean the person who runs a pub.
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a legal agreement that lets you use a building, land, or a car for a specific amount of time in exchange for money.
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a word used when you put something down or leave it somewhere — like money in a bank, a first payment for a house, or a layer of sand on a beach.
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a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a larger building; also a technical term in computing for separating data.
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a common word for things that are level and smooth, like a floor; it also describes an apartment, a deflated tyre, or a drink without bubbles.
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a word used to describe a room or building that already has furniture in it, or the act of providing something needed.
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a common word used for legal agreements, getting smaller, or catching an illness.
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a common word for a request for payment, a piece of paper money, a bird's beak, or a proposed new law.
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the legal process of forcing someone to leave the house or land they are living in. This usually happens because they haven't paid rent or have broken the rules of their contract.
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a person you share a room or an apartment with, usually to save money or for company.
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a word for things you own, like a house or land, or a special quality that something has. In computing, a property is a piece of information about an object, like its size, color, or name, that you can see or change in a program.
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the act of looking at or watching something, such as a television show, a house for sale, or a private visit to see a person who has died.
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to see or become aware of something; also a written sign, a warning, or the time you give before leaving a job.
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something you pay to use for a short time, like a car or a house, or the money you pay for it.
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a place to stay, like a hotel or apartment; it can also mean making a change to help someone or reach an agreement.
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the work needed to keep something in good condition, or the money paid to support a child or former partner after a divorce.
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a common way to buy a home where a bank lends you money and you pay it back over many years; if you cannot pay, the bank can take the property.