Lead tenant

leed TEN-ent

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What it really means

In a shared house, the one tenant chosen as the main contact for the landlord or deposit scheme. The lead tenant may receive the deposit back for everyone, so agree in advance how it will be shared out.

Chinese explanation

合租中被指定为房东或押金计划主要联系人的租客。押金可能统一退给 lead tenant，所以要提前商量好如何分配。

Example conversation

A: Who’s the lead tenant for the deposit scheme? B: I am — I’ll transfer everyone’s share when it’s returned.

A：押金计划的主租客是谁？ B：是我——押金退回后我会把每个人的份额转给大家。

What you could say back

“Let's agree in writing how the deposit will be split.”

Related phrases

Joint tenancy Tenancy deposit

Official sources

Rules and amounts change — confirm important details with the official source.

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