Last week we told you about Sajjabi, who was left with his brother’s house and decided to rent it out so he would benefit in some way. As it turns out, it was a great idea, and he now collects 1.3 million from the house. We asked you if this made him a landlord because he received the rent.
The best way to differentiate between landlords and caretakers is to ask two important questions
Who owns the property?
A landlord is an owner first and foremost.
This landlord, therefore, allows another person to use their property as a home (residence) or as a business premise for an agreed time in exchange for payment, known as rent.
On the other hand, a caretaker is a person who is employed to look after a building. Sometimes the caretaker may collect or receive rent - with permission from the property owner, but this does not make them a landlord. This is because the law allows landlords to assign someone else to receive rent on their behalf.
Who is responsible for it?
The law assigns some duties to a landlord, including the responsibility to maintain the house and ensure that it is fit for human beings to live in it safely. Even if it looks like the caretaker is the one who brings plumbers, rubbish collects or repairs doors, it is not their responsibility. They may do it as a job, but the law does not hold them accountable.
If someone is accountable for maintaining this house before the law, this person may be the landlord.
📷:Unsplash
#BarefootLaw
#osutayusuf
Comments
Post a Comment