Sublease A sublease trnasfers possession of a leased property to a new person called the sublessee. The original tenant, who is now the sublessor, is still primarily liable for paying the rent to the owner. The sublessee is only liable to the sublessor. THis type of lease is called a sandwich lease. For example : Dave leases a two-bedroom apartment at $1,000.00 per month on a two year lease from Adam. He lives there for six months until he is transferred to another part of the country. Hehas exactly 18 months left on the lease before it expires. Dave knows the transfer is temporary and wants to return to his apartment at some time in the future. Steve accepts Bruce`s offer to sublease the apartment for one year at $1,200.00 per month and moves in. Since Steve`s sublease is with Dave, ...
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