German word: schwarz wohnen — to live without a registered lease (informal / illegal sublet)

Vocabulary from B1 “Housing” with example sentence and chapter exercises.

Open chapter: Wohnen & Miete

Translation

“schwarz wohnen” means “to live without a registered lease (informal / illegal sublet)”.

Example

Ohne Vertrag schwarz zu wohnen ist riskant.

Learner note

Informal idiom; not legal advice — always prefer a written *Mietvertrag*.