as in tenant
one who rents a room or apartment in another's house
the lessee has the right to expect the lessor to make all necessary repairs in a timely manner
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Recent Examples of lessee
Eligible claimants include current or former owners and lessees of the affected Subaru models who have experienced windshield cracking issues.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
The payment amount is determined by the size of the financing and the creditworthiness of the borrower/lessee.
—Chris Scharman, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Many financing transactions also may have a dollar buyout provision, where the borrower/lessee owns the equipment after making a nominal final payment.
—Chris Scharman, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
When his broker messaged him about a promising location, Tratar showed up 90 minutes later, beating another prospective lessee to the spot, which is by the Salesforce Tower.
—Salvador Rodriguez, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
The payment amount is determined by the size of the financing and the creditworthiness of the borrower/lessee.
—Chris Scharman, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Many financing transactions also may have a dollar buyout provision, where the borrower/lessee owns the equipment after making a nominal final payment.
—Chris Scharman, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
When his broker messaged him about a promising location, Tratar showed up 90 minutes later, beating another prospective lessee to the spot, which is by the Salesforce Tower.
—Salvador Rodriguez, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
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Serendipitously, Owsley would appear one day at the door, to chat up a female tenant who was renting a room from Scully.—
John Semley,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2025
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Also in August, a former Independence Towers tenant and a former tenant of the nearby Stonybrook East apartment complex sued FTW and its partners, citing poor conditions and retaliation.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Lessee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lessee. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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