Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Landlord
1. At common law, the feudal lord who retained the fee of the land. 2. One who leases real property to another. - Also termed (in sense 2) lessor.
absentee landlord
A landlord who does not live on the leased premises - and usu. who lives far away. - Also termed absentee management.
ground landlord.
Hist. The grantor of an estate on which ground rent is reserved. See ground rent under RENT (1).
landlord's lien
1. At common law, a lien that gave a landlord the right to seize a tenant's property and sell it publicly to satisfy overdue rent. See DISTRESS. 2. Generally, a statutory lien on a tenant's personal property at the leased premises in favor of a landlord who receives preferred-creditor status on that property. ( Such. a lien usu. secures the payment of overdue rent or compensation for damage to the premises.
landlord's warrant
See WARRANT
landlord-and-tenant relationship
See land LORD-TENANT RELATIONSHIP. landlord's lien.
landlord-tenant relationship
The familiar 1 gal relationship existing between the lessor ar lessee of real estate. 0 The relationship is coy tractual, created by a lease (or agreement f< lease) for a term of years, from year to year, fc life, or at will, and exists when one perso occupies the premises of another with the le sor's permission or consent, subordinated 1 the lessor's title or rights. There must be landlord's reversion, a tenant's estate, transfE of possession and control of the premises, an (generally) an express or implied contract. -Also termed landlord-and-tenant relationshij See LEASE.