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Landlord - Landlady definition
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Palindr☻me
2004-09-30 23:23:01 UTC
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My dictionary states that "landlady" is simply the female equivalent of
"landlord".

Are both those terms used in legal terms? - or is "landlord" used
exclusively, when describing someone who owns and rents land, buildings,
or dwelling units? Or runs an inn?

I have in mind that "landlady" is used exclusively to describe a woman
who runs a rooming house or lets out a furnished room.
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Peter
2004-10-01 05:04:45 UTC
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On Fri, 01 Oct 2004 00:23:01 +0100, =?UTF-8?B?UGFsaW5kcuKYu21l?=
Post by Palindr☻me
My dictionary states that "landlady" is simply the female equivalent of
"landlord".
Are both those terms used in legal terms? - or is "landlord" used
exclusively, when describing someone who owns and rents land, buildings,
or dwelling units? Or runs an inn?
I have in mind that "landlady" is used exclusively to describe a woman
who runs a rooming house or lets out a furnished room.
Historically, legislation (and hence other legal use) refers to the
male gender, this being taken to include the female gender. Nowadays
inclusive language is preferred and law draughtspeople would no doubt
use a gender neutral word.

This is why leases etc would traditionally refer to 'landlord' leaving
'landlady' with its 'sidelined' ordinary usage.
crofter
2004-10-01 06:28:21 UTC
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x-no-archive: yes

landlord, afaik, is a title that can be used by either gender.
IanAl
2004-10-01 11:10:54 UTC
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Post by Peter
On Fri, 01 Oct 2004 00:23:01 +0100, =?UTF-8?B?UGFsaW5kcuKYu21l?=
Post by Palindr☻me
My dictionary states that "landlady" is simply the female equivalent of
"landlord".
Are both those terms used in legal terms? - or is "landlord" used
exclusively, when describing someone who owns and rents land, buildings,
or dwelling units? Or runs an inn?
I have in mind that "landlady" is used exclusively to describe a woman
who runs a rooming house or lets out a furnished room.
Historically, legislation (and hence other legal use) refers to the
male gender, this being taken to include the female gender. Nowadays
inclusive language is preferred and law draughtspeople would no doubt
use a gender neutral word.
What would that be, 'landaristo'?
crofter
2004-10-01 17:40:41 UTC
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x-no-archive: yes

maybe 'freeholder'..
Peter
2004-10-01 20:41:12 UTC
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Post by crofter
x-no-archive: yes
maybe 'freeholder'..
I had 'lessor' in mind. 'Freeholder' would not be correct if the
landlord was leasing the property him / herself eg owning a house
built on leasehold land owned by the Duke of Westminster or similar.
IanAl
2004-10-01 22:23:28 UTC
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Post by crofter
maybe 'freeholder'..
You can be a freeholder without tenants, but you can't be an aristo
without peasants.

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