landlords
They collect rent
Landlords is the plural of landlord, a person who owns property and rents it to others.
The term applies to residential housing My landlord raised the rent again and commercial real estate.
Landlord carries connotations ranging from neutral to negative—the word often appears in complaints about neglected repairs, unfair evictions, or exploitative practices.
A landlord may be an individual or a corporation.
Enforceable written agreement
- agreementShared position between parties
- termsConditions of an agreement
- renewalMaking current again
- expirationEnd of validity
clauses · deposit · sublet · notice · occupancy · binding · compliance · amendment
Become aware of
- removalAct of taking away
- unlawful detainerPossession without legal authority
- dispossessionDeprival of property rights
- lockoutEmployer-imposed work stoppage
court order · sheriff · possession · default · breach · abandonment · squatter · holdover
Legal right of possession
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- accessRight to enter
- entryAccess or submission
- property rightsLegal control over possessions
legal recourse · liability · insurance · indemnity · duty of care · disclosure · fair housing · discrimination
One who pays for housing
- occupantOne dwelling within
- residentOne who inhabits
- lodgerRenting occupant of rooms
- boarderOne who pays for lodging
flatmate · housemate · roommate · subtenant · co-tenant · dweller · background check · credit check
Property and grounds
- holdingsProperty one owns
- buildingsConstructed enclosed structures
- premisesProperty with buildings
- portfolioCollected works or assets
assets · freehold · title · deeds · manor · acreage · investment · domain
Fulfilling a financial obligation
- collectionGathered set of items
- arrearsOverdue financial obligations
- increaseGrowth in amount
- due dateWhen payment is required
late fee · receipt · income · monthly · cash flow · yield · rental income · market rate
Restorative maintenance work
- upkeepOngoing preservation effort
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- habitabilitySuitability for dwelling
- plumbingWater and waste infrastructure
electrical · appliances · pest control · groundskeeping · superintendent · handyman · work order · building code
contract
Enforceable written agreement
expiration · clauses · deposit · sublet · notice · occupancy · binding · compliance · amendment · termination
notice
Become aware of
- removalAct of taking away
- unlawful detainerPossession without legal authority
- dispossessionDeprival of property rights
lockout · court order · sheriff · possession · default · breach · abandonment · squatter · holdover · notice to quit
ownership
Legal right of possession
property rights · legal recourse · liability · insurance · indemnity · duty of care · disclosure · fair housing · discrimination · housing laws
renter
One who pays for housing
boarder · flatmate · housemate · roommate · subtenant · co-tenant · dweller · background check · credit check · rental application
estate
Property and grounds
portfolio · assets · freehold · title · deeds · manor · acreage · investment · domain · grounds
payment
Fulfilling a financial obligation
- collectionGathered set of items
- arrearsOverdue financial obligations
- increaseGrowth in amount
due date · late fee · receipt · income · monthly · cash flow · yield · rental income · market rate · fair market value
repairs
Restorative maintenance work
- upkeepOngoing preservation effort
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- habitabilitySuitability for dwelling
plumbing · electrical · appliances · pest control · groundskeeping · superintendent · handyman · work order · building code · negligence
- ownershomeowner, homeowners, landowner, business owner, shareholders
- Boarding Housesingle rooms, shared bathrooms, weekly rates, tenants, common areas
- gentrificationdisplacement, eviction, evictions, rising rents, rent hikes
- landownersfarmer, rancher, freeholders, homesteader, homeowner
- peasantryserfs, tenant farmers, villagers, common folk, laborers
- premodern economiesbarter, barter system, manorialism, manor system, feudalism
- absentee landlordProperty owner elsewhere
- landlord obligationsWhat property owners owe tenants
- landlord-tenant lawRules governing rental relationships
- slum landlord
- landlord rightsOwner's legal claims over tenants
- pub landlordPub owner or manager