when subleasing it s standard for only the original tenant s name to be on the lease even if the sublessee pays the landlord directly 3
example of a subleasebecause a lease is generally for a predefined term situations can arise that make it difficult or impossible for the original tenant to complete the lease term for example if a tenant is renting an apartment in chicago with a 12 month lease and during month four that tenant receives a job offer in boston the tenant may decide to sublease the apartment to another tenant for the remaining eight months the sublease means that the original tenant can accept the job and move and does not have to pay expensive fees to get out of the lease or pay rent on two apartments the landlord also benefits because they receive all 12 rent payments and are saved the expense and effort of finding a replacement tenant the sublease arrangement also means that the original tenant retains an interest in the apartment thus if the original tenant decides to move back to chicago they may be able to renew their lease on their old apartment 