How does a sublease typically function?

A sublease functions by allowing the original tenant to create a new rental agreement with a third party, thereby transferring some of their rights and responsibilities under the original lease agreement without permanently transferring all tenant rights. In a sublease, the original tenant retains certain rights as the primary tenant and remains responsible to the landlord for the obligations under the primary lease. This arrangement can involve joint tenancy concepts, as the sublessee may share the rented space, but the original tenant maintains their relationship with the landlord, ensuring that the lease itself and its terms are still intact.

Options that suggest a permanent transfer of all tenant rights, nullification of the original lease, or elimination of a rental agreement do not accurately reflect the nature of a sublease. The sublease arrangement does not invalidate the original lease but rather functions as a secondary agreement that exists alongside it, allowing the original tenant to rent part or all of the space to a new tenant while still being bound to the landlord by the original lease terms.