Is a Landlord an Occupier?

An occupier of property will generally be held responsible for injuries occurring on the property, regardless of who the actual owner is. The typical occupier, when it's not the property owner, will be a residential or commercial tenant.

Is the occupier the landlord or tenant?

Landlord and tenant

Because a tenant with exclusive possession of their rented property has significant control over it, as throughout the duration of the tenancy they have the right to exclude every person including the landlord, the tenant will be considered the occupier.

Who is the occupier of a rented house?

When the owner of a building also resides in it, they are referred to as the 'owner occupier'. An owner occupier may be the sole resident of a house. But if the property is part rented, the owner occupier will live alongside the tenant (who is an occupier) and will usually be paid rent by the tenant or tenants.