landlord

Tenant's rent collector

A landlord is someone who owns property and rents it to tenants.

The term applies to residential properties My landlord raised the rent again and commercial ones.

Landlord also means the keeper of an inn or pub, though this sense is now chiefly British.

The female equivalent landlady exists but landlord increasingly covers all genders.

rental

tenant

One who rents property

  • rentPayment for temporary use
  • leaseTemporary use contract
  • evictionForced departure from rental

deposit · tenancy · occupancy · maintenance · utilities · sublet · dwelling · apartment · superintendent · premises

innkeeper

inn

Lodging for wayfarers

guesthouse · bed-and-breakfast · boardinghouse · lodging · accommodation · hospitality · host · keeper · proprietor · caravanserai

property

real-estate

Property and land

portfolio · asset · capital · mortgage · commercial · residential · multi-family · duplex · holdings · deed

legal

contract

Enforceable written agreement

clause · binding · liability · compliance · tenant-rights · habitability · breach · dispute · tribunal · ordinance

authority

power

Energy transfer rate

management · enforcement · jurisdiction · regulation · autonomy · discretion · approval · restrictions · supervision

Categories
Opposites
property relationship

landlordtenant

One who rents property

renter · lessee · lodger · roomer · boarder

gender-marked term

landlordlandlady

Female rental property owner

Phrases
Family

landlords, landlording, landlordship

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