Primary Lease


Definition of "Primary lease"

Rental agreement directly between the landlord and tenant. If the tenant then rents it out to another, it is referred to as a sublease. The relationship takes the following form: Owner-(Primary Lease)-Tenant-(Sublease)-Subtenant.

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