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"Tenancy" as a book category centers on stories where housing — renting, shared living, landlord-tenant relationships and the precariousness of having (or losing) a home — is the driving force of plot and theme. These books explore power imbalances, legal and financial pressures, neighborhood change and gentrification, the intimate politics of roommates and landlords, and how identity, privacy and belonging are shaped by the places people inhabit. Settings tend to be apartments, tenement blocks, boarding houses, trailer parks and other rented or impermanent dwellings, and the tone can range from gritty social realism and literary introspection to domestic suspense, legal drama or dark comedy. Recurring elements include eviction, maintenance neglect, rent disputes, clandestine lives in thin-walled buildings, community solidarity, and the emotional meaning of "home." As a genre it appeals to readers interested in social justice, urban life, interpersonal tension and the quiet — or explosive — crises that arise when shelter is contingent.

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