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How to differenciate owner vs. renter when renting a car/flat?



 
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How to differenciate owner vs. renter when renting a car/flat? Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:44 am  How to differenciate owner vs. renter when renting a car/flat?
 

In german there are two different words for "rent" (a car or flat) depending on the view of a person.

One verb expresses that I am the owner and want to (or currently) rent a flat to someone else.
Another verb shows that I want to (or currently) take a flat from someone else as renter.

In english it seems to me that there is only one word "rent" for both views
of such a contract/acting relationship.

Or is there a way to express in which role I am (or some third person is ) in an rental contract acting?

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How to differenciate owner vs. renter when renting a car/flat? Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:21 am  How to differenciate owner vs. renter when renting a car/flat?
 

Sometimes the person who is renting the flat (not the owner) is called the rentee, while the owner is called the renter.

However, this usage is inconsistent, as sometimes the renter can be both the owner and the person paying the rent.

Also, the term landlord can help clear up the confusion, but these are all noun terms. As for verbs, there is only one verb, 'to rent', which refers to both the landlord and the customer.

Sometimes, you will hear the phrase 'rent out' referring to the landlord only.
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How to differenciate owner vs. renter when renting a car/flat? Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:31 pm  How to differenciate owner vs. renter when renting a car/flat?
 

pstein wrote:
One verb expresses that I am the owner and want to (or currently) rent a flat to someone else.

In this case, the person rents the flat to someone. He is called the landlord (or landlady). You can also say he lets the flat.

pstein wrote:
Another verb shows that I want to (or currently) take a flat from someone else as renter.

In this case, the person rents the flat from someone. He is called the tenant or the renter (not the rentee).

Since there is usually a lease agreement between the two parties we often call the landlord the lessor, and the tenant the lessee.
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How to differenciate owner vs. renter when renting a car/flat? Tue Jul 22, 2008 18:43 pm  How to differenciate owner vs. renter when renting a car/flat?
 

Jamie (K) wrote:
In this case, the person rents the flat from someone. He is called the tenant or the renter (not the rentee).

Really? It's widely used in any rental contract, including my own lease. Rentee, lessee, and renter are all widely used interchangeably. Often, the 'rentee' is paired with 'rentor'

Interestingly enough, Webster only uses the 'tenant' definition however, yet some (Such as the AHD) do define 'renter' as valid for either the landlord or tenant.

Also, every dictionary I could access will offer two definitions of the verb 'rent', the first being 'to obtain usage in exchange for compensation', the second being 'to allow the usage in exchange for compensation', even if they only support the first definition of 'renter', within their own tome.

Common usage, and multiple leases seem to support this also.
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