Lodger

One who inhabits a portion of a house of which another has the general possession and custody. It is by this retention of general possession and control by another that a "lodger" is distinguished from a "tenant." 40 L. J. C. P. 188; L. R. 6 C. P. 360. A lodger has no interest in the real estate. 117 Gal. 71. It is difficult, in the present state of the law, to state exactly the distinctions between a "lodger," a "guest," and a "boarder." A person may be a guest at an inn without being a lodger. 1 Salk. 388; 9 Pick. (Mass.) 280; 25 Wend. (N. Y.) 653; 5 Sandf. (N. Y.) 242; 16 Ala. (N. S.) 666; 8 Blackf. (Ind.) 535; 14 Barb. (N. Y.) 193; 6 C. B. 132. And boarder includes one who regularly takes his meals with, and forms in some degree a part of, the householder's family, 25 Eng. Law & Eq. 76.

One who inhabits a portion of a house of which another has the general possession and custody. It is difficult to state exactly the distinctions between a lodger, a guest, and a boarder. A person may be a guest at an inn without being a lodger; Mason v. Thompson, 9 Pick. (Mass.) 280, 20 Am. Dec. 471; Peet v. McGraw, 25 Wend. (N. Y.) 653; Hickman v. Thomas, 16 Ala. 666; 6 C. B. 132. And boarder includes one who regularly takes his meals with, and forms in some degree a part of, the householder's family; 25 E. L. & Eq. 76. A lodger does not take meals in the house as lodger; but the duration of the inhabitancy is of no importance as determining his character. The difficulty in this respect is in deciding whether a person is an under-tenant, entitled to notice to quit, or merely a lodger, and not entitled to such notice. See Woodf. L. & T., 2d ed. 132, 177; 7 M. & G. 87; Boarder; Guest; Inn.

One who occupies hired apartments in the house of another; a tenant of part of the house of another.

One who occupies hired apartments in another's house; a tenant of part of another’s house. A tenant, with the right of exclusive possession of a part of a house, the landlord, by himself or an agent, retaining general dominion over the house itself.

One who occupies hired apartments in another's house; a tenant of part of another's house,' See Distress. In the present state of the decisions, it is not possible to frame a definition which will accurately distinguish between a boarder, a guest, and a lodger,' See Boarder; Gdest; Innkeeper; Residence, 1 4 Wall. 194; 2 id. 42; 109 U, S. 562. ' a Wall. 154; 4 id. 518; 18 id. 355; 117 U, S, 503; 72 Pa, 213. > 8 Biss. 16, 4 18 Blatch. 154; 91 U. S. 406, iS3 U, S. 277. lerson v. Bowers, 48 N. J. E. 296 (1886). fman v. State, 1 Tex. Ap. 223 (1876); Burrill's Law