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Renting your rental to a stranger so your landlord becomes someone else's problem.
means An agreement where a tenant leases their rented space to another person while remaining responsible to the original landlord.
from From Latin 'sub' (under) plus 'lease,' itself from Old French 'laissier,' to let go — a lease beneath a lease.
Still liableOriginal tenant owes rent if subletter vanishes.
Permission firstMost leases forbid subletting without landlord approval.
Summer stapleCollege towns run on it every May through August.