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by chrisco255 675 days ago
Kinda? I mean the name "landlord" directly traces back to the feudal era. The land owner could have a mortgage too in some cases and depends on that income to pay as well as taxes and insurance. The building owner is usually subleasing or selling subunits within the building so it's really just a tiered chain of ownership and leasing with various trade-offs in capital efficiency, risk, etc.