1. people who rent property from a tenant rather than directly from the owner
Usage: legal; real estate

Examples

• The main tenant was responsible for collecting rent from all the undertenants.
• Several undertenants shared the large apartment that was originally rented by one person.
• The lease agreement prohibited the tenant from taking on undertenants without permission.
• When the building was sold, the new owner had to deal with both tenants and their undertenants.
• The undertenants had no direct legal relationship with the property owner.
• She discovered that some of her undertenants were subletting to even more people.