Housekeeper

Housekeeper

In the Past

One who occupies a house.

Developments

A person who occupies every room in the house, under a lease, except one, which is reserved for his landlord (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.S. encyclopedia), who pays all the taxes (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.S. encyclopedia), is not a housekeeper. 1 Chit. Rep. 502. Nor is a person a housekeeper, who takes a house, which be afterwards underlets to another, whom the landlord (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.S. encyclopedia) refuses to accept as his tenant; in this case, the under-tenant aid the, taxes (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.S. encyclopedia) and let to the tenant (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.S. encyclopedia) the, first floor of the house and the rent was paid for the whole house to the tenant (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.S. encyclopedia), who paid it to the landlord. Id. note.

Details

In order to make the party a house-keeper, he must be in actual possession of the house; 1 Chit. Rep. 288 and must occupy a whole house. 1 Chit. Rep. 316. See 1 Barn. & Cresw. 178; 2 T. R. 406; 1 Bott, 5; 3 Petersd, Ab. 103, note; 2 Mart. Lo. R. 313. [1]

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Notes and References

1. Partialy, this information about housekeeper is based on the Bouvier's Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier's Law Dictionary, including housekeeper.

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