Landlord

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He of whom land is held subject to the rendering or payment of rent or service.* Correlative, tenant, q. v. One who owns lands or tenements which he has rented to another or others. In feudal times, the proprietor of lands. He gave the possession and use to another person, in consideration of a return in services or goods, and retained the ultimate property in the fee."* See Feud. Landlord and tenant. Describes the relation which subsists between the parties to a contract for the occupation of land or buildings thereon. Arises by implication from the use of lands; or is created in express terms by a lease. Paying rent acknowledges, prima facie^ a tenancy.

Landlord's warrant

Written authority from a landlord, to a constable or other person, to levy upon property of his tenant, and, within the time prescribed by law or by agreement, to make public sale of the same, in order to constrain the tenant to observe one or more of the conditions in the contract for ocqupancy, as, that he will pay rent as it becomes due. After the tenant has entered, the landlord's rights respect the rent and the reversion. It the tenant is to repair, the landlord is not liable for a nuisance from 1 State V. Randall, 1 Strobh.

Ill (S. C, 1846), Frost, J. 2 State V. Graham, 15 Rich. L. 310 (S. C, 1868), Wardlow, A. J. s Hays v. Briggs, 74 Pa. 385 (1873). non-repair.

The landlord's principal obligation is for quiet enjoyment. Unless otherwise stipulated, he pays taxes, municipal assessments, ground-rent, interest upon a mortgage, and insurance. The tenant, upon entry, is invested with all the rights incident to possession; must so use the premises as not to injtire private persons or the public, or the owner's reversion; ■and must make reasonable repairs. His estate may merge in the fee by his purchase or by descent, and he may surrender his lea^e to the landlord.

See further Disclaimer, 1; Dispakaqement, 3; Distress; Ejectment; Emblements; Entry, I; Eviction; FrsTDRES; Ground; Lease; Month; Quit, 2; Rent; Tenant; Use, 2, Occupation; Waiver; Waste. LAIfDMAEK. See Mark, 1 (3); Monument, 1.