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Landlord

Meaning in real estate, with examples

/ˈlændlɔːrd/nounCore term

In real estate, landlord means: A person or company that owns a property and rents it out to someone else in return for regular payments.

In Turkish: ev sahibi, kiraya veren, mülk sahibi

How it is used

Used in every rental conversation and contract. Landlords collect rent, deal with repairs and sign leases; tenants contact the landlord or the letting agent when something goes wrong. Landlady is sometimes used for a woman, but landlord is the neutral term.

Example sentences

  1. The landlord agreed to fix the boiler before we move in.

  2. In most leases, the landlord is responsible for major repairs such as the roof.

Common collocations

  • private landlord
  • contact the landlord
  • landlord and tenant
  • absentee landlord
  • tenantA person or business that pays rent to live in or use a property owned by someone else, usually under a lease.
  • leaseA legal contract in which an owner lets a tenant use a property for a fixed period in return for rent, setting out the rights and duties of both sides.
  • rentThe money a tenant pays regularly, usually every month, to live in or use a property that belongs to someone else.
  • security depositMoney a tenant pays at the start of a lease, held to cover unpaid rent or damage and returned at the end if everything is in order.
  • property managerA person or company paid by an owner to run a property day to day, from finding tenants and collecting rent to organising repairs.

This word in other fields

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