Editing Boarding house (section)

{{Short description|Type of rental lodging}}
{{About||the short story|The Boarding House|the film|Boardinghouse (film)}}
[[File:Boott Boardinghouse Store.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|One of the last remaining textile mill boarding houses in [[Lowell, Massachusetts]], on right; part of the [[Lowell National Historical Park]]]]

A '''boarding house''' is a [[house]] (frequently a family home) in which [[lodging|lodgers]] [[renting|rent]] one or more rooms on a nightly basis and sometimes for extended periods of weeks, months, or years. The common parts of the house are maintained, and some services, such as laundry and cleaning, may be supplied. It normally provides "[[room and board]]," with some meals as well as accommodation.

Lodgers legally obtain a licence, not exclusive possession, to use their rooms and so the landlord retains the right of access.<ref>{{Cite EB1911 |wstitle=Boarding-House |volume=4 |page=95}}</ref>