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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2005-03-28</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000893046</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>RENT WAY INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>RWY</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0000809398</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL INC /DE/</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>601 RIVERSIDE AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>JACKSONVILLE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>FL</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>32204</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>2632585</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>Please see footnote 1</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">915,653 shares owned by Chicago Title Insurance Company (&quot;CTIC&quot;),442,566 shares owned by Fidelity National Title Insurance Company (&quot;FNTIC&quot;), 386,600 shares owned by Fidelity Title Insurance Company of New York (&quot;FNEW&quot;), and 887,766 shares owned by Ticor Title Insurance Company (&quot;Ticor&quot;).  FNEW merged into FNTIC on July 30, 2004.  CTIC, Ticor and FNTIC are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Chicago Title and Trust Company (&quot;CT &amp; T&quot;), which is in turn a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fidelity National Title Group, Inc., which is in turn a majority-owned subsidiary of Reporting Person.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Todd C. Johnson, Corporate Secretary</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-06-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
