Housekeeper

One who occupies a house. A person who occupies every room in the house, under a lease, except one, which is reserved for his landlord, who pays all the taxes, is not a houselceeper. 1 Chit. Bailm. 602. Nor is a person a housekeeper who takes a house which he afterwards underlets to another, whom the landlord refuses to accept as his tenant. In this case, the under tenant paid the taxes, and let to the tenant the first floor of the house, and the rent was paid for the whole house to the tenant, who paid it to the landlord. Id. note. In order to make the party a housekeeper, he must be in actual possession of the house (1 Chit. Bailm. 288) and must occupy a whole house. See 1 Barn. & C. 178; 2 Term R. 406; 3 Petersd. Abr. 103, note; 2 Mart. (La.) 313. The term is rarely, if ever, used in American law,

One who occupies a house. A person who, under a lease, occupies every room in the house except one, which is reserved for his landlord, who pays all the taxes, is not a housekeeper; 1 Chitty, Bail. 502. Nor is a person a housekeeper who takes a house which he afterwards underlets, where the undertenant paid the taxes, and let to the tenant the first floor of the house, and the rent was paid for the whole house to the tenant, who paid it to the landlord; id. note. In order to make the party a housekeeper, he must be in actual possession of the house; 1 Chitty, Bail. 288; and must occupy a whole house. See 1 B. & C. 178; 3 Petersd. Abr. 103, note; Parmele's Case, 2 Mart. O. S. (La.) 313. See Householder.

One who keeps or occupies from a boarder, inmate or lodger.

One whois in actual possession of and who occupies a house, as distinguished from a “boarder,” “lodger,” or “guest.”

one who oc. cupies a house. A person who occupies every room in the house, under a lease, except one, which is reserved for his landlord, who pays all the taxes, is not a housekeeper. 1 Chit. Rep. 502; nor is a persona housekeeper who takes a_ house, which he afterwards underlets to another, whom the landlord refuses to accept as his tenant; in this case, the under tenant paid the taxes, and let to the tenant the first floor of the house, and the rent was paid for the whole house to the tenant, who paid it tothe landlord. Ib. note. In order to make the party a housekeeper, must occupy a whole house, 1 Chit. Rep. 316. See 1 Barn. & Cresw. 178; 2 T. R. 406; 1 Bott, 5; 3 Petersd. Ab. 103, note.. HOVEL. A place used by husbandmen to set their ploughs, carts and other farming utensils, out of the rain and sun. Law Latin Dict. A shed.