The owner leased the building to the tenant. The tenant leased the building from the owner.
From http://www.m-w.com Main Entry: lease Function: transitive verb Inflected Form(s): leased; leas·ing Etymology: Anglo-French lesser, laisser, lescher to leave, hand over, lease, from Latin laxare to loosen, from laxus slack — more at slack Date: circa 1570 1 : to grant by lease 2 : to hold under a lease
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Date: 2007-10-28 09:33 pm (UTC)The tenant leased the building from the owner.
From http://www.m-w.com
Main Entry: lease
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): leased; leas·ing
Etymology: Anglo-French lesser, laisser, lescher to leave, hand over, lease, from Latin laxare to loosen, from laxus slack — more at slack
Date: circa 1570
1 : to grant by lease
2 : to hold under a lease