landladies
Rental property owners
Landladies is the plural of landlady—a woman who rents property to tenants or runs a lodging house.
The term parallels landlord but carries older connotations of boarding houses and rooming establishments: The landladies of the neighborhood kept close watch on their tenants' comings and goings.
One who rents property
- leaseTemporary use contract
- lodgerRenting occupant of rooms
- boarderOne who pays for lodging
- roomerPaying household occupant
rent · eviction · deposit · sublet · furnished · unfurnished · utilities · arrears
Female business owner
- homeownerProperty title holder
- property ownerOne who holds title
- lessorOne who rents out
- freeholderOutright land owner
estate · deed · mortgage · ownership · real estate · investment property · rental property · multi-family
One who maintains property
- housekeeperDomestic cleaning professional
- superintendentChief administrative official
- custodianGuardian of a place
- maintenancePreserving working condition
repairs · inspection · house rules · keys · curfew · rent receipt · complaints · upkeep
Female event organizer
- welcomingReceiving others warmly
- warmthHeat you feel
- graciousnessCourteous, kind demeanor
- courtesyRespectful, considerate behavior
friendliness · accommodating · innkeeper · matron · patroness · house mother · den mother · host family
Place one inhabits
- dwellingPlace of residence
- lodgingTemporary place to stay
- boarding houseResidence offering paid accommodation
- rooming houseMulti-tenant rental dwelling
guest house · bed-and-breakfast · accommodation · quarters · rooms · flat · bedsit · halfway house
tenant
One who rents property
roomer · rent · eviction · deposit · sublet · furnished · unfurnished · utilities · arrears · lease agreement
proprietress
Female business owner
- homeownerProperty title holder
- property ownerOne who holds title
- lessorOne who rents out
freeholder · estate · deed · mortgage · ownership · real estate · investment property · rental property · multi-family · duplex
caretaker
One who maintains property
- housekeeperDomestic cleaning professional
- superintendentChief administrative official
- custodianGuardian of a place
maintenance · repairs · inspection · house rules · keys · curfew · rent receipt · complaints · upkeep · property maintenance
hostess
Female event organizer
- welcomingReceiving others warmly
- warmthHeat you feel
- graciousnessCourteous, kind demeanor
courtesy · friendliness · accommodating · innkeeper · matron · patroness · house mother · den mother · host family
residence
Place one inhabits
- dwellingPlace of residence
- lodgingTemporary place to stay
- boarding houseResidence offering paid accommodation
rooming house · guest house · bed-and-breakfast · accommodation · quarters · rooms · flat · bedsit · halfway house · hostel
- British Seasidepier, piers, beach hut, beach huts, promenade
- boarding houseslodging houses, guesthouses, rooming houses, boarders, furnished rooms