Tag: Landlord and Tenant

Introduction to Landlord and Tenant HistoryThe relationship between landlord and tenant created by the lease agreement had its origin in the feudal system of land tenure, under which all freehold lands, including fees, were held by a superior lord. All landholdings formed a chain of vassals…

Introduction to Landlord and TenantLandlord and Tenant, in the law of real property, the relationship between two parties created by a lease. The lease is a contract under which one party, called landlord or lessor, who has superior title to the property, grants possession and use of the pr…

Introduction to Landlord and Tenant Lease RelationshipsThe relationship of landlord and tenant endures for the term of possession granted by the lease agreement; it may be for a fixed period of time or at the pleasure of the parties. When the tenant remains in possession of the property bey…