Renter Dictionary

A

Abatement
Accessible Apartment
ADA
Amenity
Apartment
Application Fee
Assisted Living Community
Affordable Housing

B

Basement Apartment
Breach of Contract
Breed Restriction
Breezeway
Broker
Brownstone
Business Center

C

CCRC
Certificate of Occupancy
Clubhouse
Co-Living
Co-Signer
Co-Signing Companies
Cobwebs
Common Area
Concession
Concierge
Condo
Controlled Access
Cooperative
Corporate Apartment
Cotenant
Covenant
Covered Parking
Crash Pad
Credit Check

D

Den
Doorman
Duplex Apartment

E

Ecohouse
Efficiency Apartment
Emergency Maintenance Request
Equal Credit Opportunity Act
Estoppel Certificate
Eviction
Eviction Notice

F

Fair Housing Act
Fifty-Five Plus Community
Fitness Center
Flat

G

Garden Apartment
Garden Tub
Gated Community
Guarantor

H

High-Rise Apartment
HOA
Holdover Tenant
Hook Up Fees
HUD

I

Independent Living Community
Inspection

J

K

Kitchenette

L

Landlord
Lease
Lease Penalty
Lease Term
Lessee
Letter of Credit
Loft
Luxury Apartment

M

Maintenance Request
Media Center
Micro Unit
Military Apartment
Mold
Month-to-Month Lease
Moving Company
Multifamily Property

N

Noise Violation
Notice to Quit
Notice to Vacate
Nursing Home

O

Oversized Closet

P

Parking Fee
Penthouse Apartment
Pest Control
Pet Agreement
Pet Deposit
Pet Wash
Pet-Friendly Apartment
Pied-à-Terre
Proof of Income
Property Management Company
Property Manager
Prorated Rent
Public Housing Agency

Q

Quiet Enjoyment

R

Reference
Rehab Apartment
Renewal
Renovated Unit
Rent
Rent Controlled Apartments
Rent Stabilization
Rental Application
Renter Cover Letter
Renter’s Rights
Renters Insurance Policy
Rooftop Deck
Roommate
Roommate Agreement
Rural Area

S

Section 42
Section 8
Security Deposit
Senior Apartment
Shiplap
Short-Term Lease
Single-Family House
Soft Loft
Storage Unit
Student Apartment
Studio Apartment
Sublease
Sublease Agreement
Subtenant
Suburban Neighborhood

T

Tenant
Townhouse

U

Urban Area
Utilities

V

W

Walk-Up Apartment
Walkthrough
Washer and Dryer Rental
Wear and Tear

X

Y

Z