Arrendator

Arrendator is a legal term used to designate the party who grants use of property to another person under a lease or rental agreement. The arrendator conveys temporary, exclusive use of the property to the arrendatario (the lessee or tenant) in exchange for rent. Ownership remains with the arrendator, unless the contract or law provides otherwise.

The lease contract sets the terms, including duration, rent, payment schedule, permitted uses, and the respective rights and duties of each party. Common obligations of the arrendator include delivering the property in the condition agreed, ensuring quiet enjoyment, maintaining essential services, and carrying out major repairs as required by law or contract. The arrendatario typically must pay rent, keep the property in good condition, comply with use restrictions, and return the property at the end of the term.

Lease arrangements can cover real estate, equipment, or other goods, and may involve fixed or indexed rents, security deposits, and guarantees. Termination generally follows the contract and applicable law, with provisions for expiration, breach, notice, and renewal.

In many civil-law and contract-law contexts, arrendator is the counterpart of arrendatario, corresponding to the concepts of lessor or landlord. The term appears in legal dictionaries and civil codes in languages that use Latin-derived lease vocabulary; common translations include landlord, lessor, arrendador, or locatore.

See also: lease, tenancy, landlord-tenant law, rental agreement, eviction.