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| bedsit |
(chiefly British; informal) a typically inexpensive rental accommodation combining a bedroom and sitting room along with facilities for cooking. |
| bedsitter |
(chiefly British; informal) a typically inexpensive rental accommodation combining a bedroom and sitting room along with facilities for cooking. |
| bed-sitting room |
(chiefly British) a typically inexpensive rental accommodation combining a bedroom and sitting room along with facilities for cooking. |
| lease |
a contract or agreement for the occupancy or use of one party's property by another for a specified period of time and in exchange for monetary or other compensation; rental agreement. [1/5 definitions] |
| restrictive covenant |
in an agreement or contract, a restriction on the action of one of the parties, esp. the prohibition, now illegal in the United States, of rental or sale of real estate to someone of a specified minority or ethnic group. |
| slumlord |
an owner of shabby rental property who charges high rents and allows the buildings to deteriorate. |
| trailer park |
a privately owned area in which rental space and public utilities are provided for mobile homes. |
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