• @tiny_iota@endlesstalk.org
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    2 months ago

    friend bought a house and was super excited about it. it cost her a pretty penny.

    It had black mold and almost killed her children. The landlord claimed they had no idea (they did)

    they left (sold the house) for more than what she paid for. This was in California

        • @jj4211@lemmy.world
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          02 months ago

          Based on my experience, a house on the market is usally being sold by someone who lived in it. The seller being a landlord is plausible, but I’d usually just generically refer to that party as ‘the seller’.

          Landlords tend to hold on to their revenue streams harder than a person holds on to their own residence.

          • @tiny_iota@endlesstalk.org
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            02 months ago

            where does the person move to then after selling the house they live in? could it be…they have another house thus being a landlord?

            you are right on the second part, though.

            • @jj4211@lemmy.world
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              02 months ago

              Usually they have moved into their new home and have their uninhabited house on the market trying to get rid of it.

              Maybe I’m missing implication in another culture, but around me landlord specifically refers to someone owning a home that is being actively rented/leased by another. If you haven’t had tenants, you aren’t considered a landlord