lodger
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I’d take out a 15-year mortgage and get a lodger.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
Under California civil code, if this man has lived in your friend’s with her permission and pays no rent, he may still be considered a lodger or “tenant at will,” which gives him legal protections.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Recognizing her as a fellow lodger, Sellers sent his valet to knock on her door.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
“If it was a house, I’d be a lodger or a tenant or whatever you call it in America,” he laughs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024
In Ashbury I am not a homeowner, not even a tenant—I’m a lodger, occupant of the small second bedroom in Cathy’s bland and inoffensive duplex, subject to her grace and favour.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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