Lease和Rent的用法区别

First, I need to explain these two terms as legal documents. So I will treat them as a noun. Later, we are going to see them used as other parts of speech. Just so you know, a legal document can be used in court as evidence.

首先，这两个术语可以解释为法律文件，所以可当作名词。其次，也可看到这两个词的其他词性。正如你所知道的，法律文件可以作为证据在法庭上使用。

For purposes of making this easier to understand lease will be referred to as Lease Agreement. The word rent will be referred to as Rental Agreement.

为了使这一点更容易理解，lease将被称为Lease Agreement，rent将被认为Rental Agreement。

A Lease Agreement is a legal document between the person who owns property (landlord or car dealership or Lessor) and the person who wants to use the property (tenant or Lessee) stating how much payments are and how long they will be paid.

Lease Agreement是指在拥有物产人（房东或汽车经销商或出租人）和想要使用该物产的人（房客或承租人）之间的法律文书，用以说明支付数额以及付清时间。

You can think of a lease agreement as a long-term plan that does not need to be re-written every month. Lease agreements can be written for a period of six months or one year or more.

lease agreement可以看成是一个长期计划，不需要每个月都写一遍。lease agreement有效期可为六个月或一年以上。

Both parties (people involved in the transaction) agree upon how much will be paid as well as other responsibilities. The lease agreement is signed by both parties and will be valid until the end of the period mentioned in the agreement.

双方（参与交易的人）同意支付多少款项以及其他责任。lease agreement由双方签字，协议有效期至协议所述期间结束。

Again, it is like saying I will let you stay in this apartment if you pay $100 per month, every month for 2 years. So you have to stay in the apartment for 2 years. If you want to move out, then you might have to pay a fine (penalty in money).

同样，这就像是说，如果你每月支付100美元房租，为期两年，你就必须在这个公寓里呆两年。如果想搬出去，就得付罚金。

What happens after 2 years?

那么，两年后呢？

Either you re-new the lease agreement or you can move to a different home without paying a penalty in money.

要么你再续lease agreement，否则就要搬到一个不同的地方，但无需支付罚款。

After two years, the landlord, lesser, or person who actually owns the property can change the amount needed to be paid or lease the property to someone else.

两年后，房东、出租人或实际拥有该物产的人可以改变所需支付数额或将财产出租给其他人。

Now let’s look at Rental Agreement.

现在我们看看Rental Agreement。

A rental agreement is almost identical to a lease agreement except in terms of duration.

rental agreement与lease agreement除了在时效期上有区别机会相同。

A rental agreement is not a long-term contract. A rental agreement only lasts 30 days to one month and then is renewed after each month.

rental agreement并不是一个长期合同，只持续30天到一个月，然后每月更新一次。

What does this mean?

这是什么意思？

This means that both parties can change the terms of the agreement at the end of each month.

这意味着双方可以在每个月底改变协议的条款。

The person paying money the property (tenant) may move out without penalty or the person receiving money for the property (landlord) can tell the tenant to move out for someone else to move into the apartment.

支付租金（房客）的人可以不受惩罚地迁出，或者收取租金（房东）的人可以告诉房客搬出，这样其他人好搬进公寓。

What are the benefits in having a lease agreement?

拥有lease agreement有什么好处呢？

If you are the person paying money for the car or the property, then the lease agreement protects you from changes being made from month to month.

如果你是汽车或该物产的购买者，那么lease agreement会保护你的利益不受每月一次协议变更带来的影响。

For example, the landlord could INCREASE the amount to be paid. The amount to be paid could be $100 for January and then in February it could be $125. This still could be changed in March to $150 if you only have a RENTAL AGREEMENT.

例如，房东可以增加房租支付的金额。1月的房租支付金额可能为100美元，而2月则为125美元。如果你只有RENTAL AGREEMENT，3月份的房租就可以改为150美元。

In a lease agreement the amount cannot be changed or altered until the end of the lease. This could be after 1 or 2 years. So for 2 years you could be paying the same amount and not have to worry if the price was going to change every month.

在 lease agreement中，租赁期结束之前，支付金额不能更改。这可能是1年或2年之后。因此在2年内你可以付同样的钱，而不用担心每个月的价格是否会改变。

Let’s go back to the terms lease and rent.

现在重新回到术语“lease”和“rent”

Lease = Lease Agreement

Rent = Rental Agreement

I want to focus on the parts of speech for each of these words.

我们将重点放在对于词性的分析。

Starting with Lease it can be a noun. When it is a noun, then we are referring to a legal document (an object or thing). This is the paper document that can be used in court if there is a problem.

从Lease开始讲解，该词可以是名词。当它是名词时，我们指的是法律文件（一个物体或事物）。如果存在问题，这些则是可以在法庭上使用的文件。

Here are some examples:

下面是一些例子：

I need to review the lease before I sign it.

在签租约之前，我需要复查一下租约。

The lease needs to be renewed next month.

租约下月需要续租。

I have a ten-year lease on the car.

我有一个十年租赁协议的汽车

This word “lease” used as a noun, can also mean the property that is leased.

 “lease”一词用作名词，也可以指出租的财产。

For example:

比如

I need to go check on the lease to make sure it is in good condition.

我需要去检查一下租约，以确定毫无问题。

Lease can also be used as a verb. In this case we are NOT talking about the paper document. We are talking about the action of allowing someone to use your apartment or car in exchange for money.

Lease也可以用作动词。在这种情况下，我们不是在谈论纸质文件。我们谈论的是允许某人使用你的公寓或汽车来换取金钱的行为。

For example,

比如

He wants to lease his house to a family member.

他想把他的房子租给一个家庭成员。

The lawyer advised the new property owner to lease her apartments to people with children.

律师建议新房主把她的公寓出租给有孩子的人。

The word rent when used as a noun refers to the payment that is made during a period (usually every month) in exchange for land or property.

当用作名词时，指的是一段期间（通常是每个月）内使用土地或财产的付款。

For example,

比如，

I need to pay the rent by the 15th every month.

我需要每月15号前付租金。

When is the rent due?

租约什么时候到期？

What is the rent? It is $500 per month.

租金是多少？每月500美元。

When the word rent is used as a verb it means to allow someone to use something of yours (like a car or an apartment).

当“rent”这个词用作动词时，意思是允许某人使用你的东西（比如汽车或公寓）。

For example,

比如，

I have an apartment in New York City that I rent to a nice family.

我在纽约有一套公寓，租给了一个和善的家庭。

I am thinking of renting my car to make some extra money.

我在考虑租赁汽车赚些外快。

Are you renting this apartment?

你租这间公寓吗？

Of course how often the document needs to be reviewed will determine if it is called a lease or rent.

当然，该文件需要多长时间审查一次，将决定它是 lease还是rent。