Law Dictionary Definitions

rentier (rawn-tyay). [French] 1. A person who owns or holds rentes. See RENTE. 2. A person who makes or lives off an income from property or investment; a stockholder or annuitant. [Blacks Law 8th]

  rente (rawnt), n.[French “income, rent”] French law. 1. Annual income or rent. rente foncière (fawn-syair) [French “ground rent”] A rent that is payable for the use of land and is perpetual. rente viagère (vee-ah-zhair). [French “life rent”] A rent charge or annuity that is payable for life; a life interest or annuity. (usu. pl.)…

  rentee.Rare. A tenant. [Blacks Law 8th]

  rent control.A restriction imposed, usu. by municipal legislation, on the maximum rent that a landlord may charge for rental property, and often on a landlord’s power of eviction. [Cases: Landlord and Tenant 200.10–200.55. C.J.S. Landlord and Tenant §§ 551.1, 760.] [Blacks Law 8th]

  rentcharge. See rent charge under RENT(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

  rental right.Copyright. The power of a copyright owner to control the use of copies of the work beyond the first sale, when that use involves offering the copy to the public for temporary use for a fee (as at a store renting DVDs and videotapes) or some other commercial advantage (as at a hotel…

  Rental Directive.See DIRECTIVE ON RENTAL, LENDING AND CERTAIN NEIGHBORING RIGHTS . [Blacks Law 8th]

  Rental and Related Rights Directive.See DIRECTIVE ON RENTAL, LENDING AND CERTAIN NEIGHBORING RIGHTS . [Blacks Law 8th]

rental,n.1. The amount received as rent. crescendo rental.A rent payment that gradually increases at fixed periods during the term of the lease. delay rental.Oil & gas. A periodic payment made by an oil-and-gas lessee to postpone exploration during the primary lease term. See DRILLING-DELAY RENTAL CLAUSE. [Cases: Mines and Minerals 78.1(3). C.J.S. Mines and Minerals…

  rent-a-judging. See PRIVATE JUDGING. [Blacks Law 8th]