building owner
Structure's title holder
A building owner is a person or entity that holds legal title to a structure—whether residential, commercial, or industrial.
The term appears frequently in legal, insurance, and regulatory contexts where responsibilities attach to ownership: The building owner is liable for maintaining safe conditions.
Distinguished from tenants or property managers, who may occupy or operate a building without owning it.
- landlordProperty owner renting out
- propertySomething owned or inherent
- leaseTemporary use contract
- security depositRefundable tenant payment upfront
- mortgageSecured home loan
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- real estate investorslandlord, flipper, developer, house flipper, real estate mogul
- property roleslandlord, tenant, lessee, occupant, resident
- housing providerslandlord, property manager, Airbnb host, housing authority, leasing company
- landlordslandlord, lessor, absentee landlord, slumlord, sublessor
- builderscarpenter, mason, contractor, bricklayer, constructor