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return keys

To give the keys for a home or other property back to the landlord, agent, or owner.

In plain English

This means handing the property's keys back to the person who controls it. The keys are being given back, not received for use. The person receiving them may be the landlord, an agent, or the owner.

In context

Here, it tells the tenant to give the property's keys back to the landlord, agent, or owner when moving out.

Situation
Signing leases, communicating with property managers, and tracking tenancy administration
What it communicates
instructs the tenant to hand back keys at move-out

Meaning limits

The term itself only refers to giving the keys back, not to any timing, condition, or result.

Examples

“After emptying the flat, Nina returned the keys to the letting agent.”

Core meaning

“When moving out, each tenant must return the keys to the landlord.”

In context