Define: Boarding house

How is Boarding house defined in a legal contract?

• Boarding house means a residence where residents are provided with lodging and meals at a specified cost, with no separate breakdown of meal costs. Seen in 18 SEC filings
• Boarding house means a house where meals are provided for the people living there. Seen in 13 SEC filings
• Boarding house means a house where rooms are rented out and meals served to permanent guests, but this does not include other business entities such hotels or food service establishments. Seen in 12 SEC filings
• Boarding house means a building containing a limited number of sleeping rooms, providing lodging and meals for few individuals for a fee, without the provision for cooking in the rooms. Seen in 10 SEC filings
• Boarding house means a dwelling where meals and lodging are provided to a certain number of people for a fee with prior arrangements and not for transient guests. Seen in 8 SEC filings
• Boarding house means a type of residential building that offers lodging and might include cooking, dining, and communal facilities for lodgers. It includes buildings where rooms are rented for residential purposes such as youth hostels, guest houses or residential clubs, but does not include hotels or other types of dwellings. Seen in 7 SEC filings

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Which definition should you use?

🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

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Genie Definition 1

Boarding house means a residential building providing lodging and meals for guests in exchange for a fee.

Relevant Contract Types

• Lease Agreement
• Lodging Agreement
• Property Management Agreement

Relevant Circumstances

• Renting out rooms in a house
• Providing short-term accommodations
• Setting up a residential hospitality business

Relevant Sectors

• Real Estate
• Hospitality

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Genie Definition 2

Boarding house means a dwelling with rented rooms and serving meals to permanent residents.

Relevant Contract Types

• Rental Agreement
• Room Rental Agreement

Relevant Circumstances

• Leasing premises for permanent residents
• Renting single rooms for long term stay

Relevant Sectors

• Real Estate
• Property Management

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