| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes) |
accumulator
,
collector
,
gatherer
|
| physical ouster of a tenant from the leased premises; the tenant is relieved of any further duty to pay rent |
actual eviction
|
| periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.) |
fixed charge
,
fixed cost
,
fixed costs
|
| lien on a tenant's property for the satisfaction of unpaid rent or property damage; the landlord is given the status of a preferred creditor with regard to the tenant's property |
landlord's lien
|
| rent, very low |
peppercorn rent
|
| very low or nominal rent |
peppercorn rent
|
| horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers |
post-horse
,
poster
,
post horse
|
| extortionate rent |
rack rent
|
| rent, exorbitant |
rack-rent
|
| rebate on rent given by a local government authority |
rent-rebate
|
| register of rents; includes the names of tenants and the amount of rent they pay |
rent-roll
|
| someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else |
renter
,
tenant
|
| rent, person who gets income from |
rentier
|
| land tenure by agricultural service or payment of rent; not burdened with military service |
socage
|
| caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector |
super
,
superintendent
|
| rent-paying group |
tenantry
|
| large house with rooms for rent, esp. rundown |
tenement
|
| personal income that you did not earn (e.g., dividends or interest or rent income) |
unearned income
,
unearned revenue
|
