• lud@lemm.eeEnglish
    3·
    5 months ago

    Definition of janitor:

    one who keeps the premises of a building (such as an apartment or office) clean, tends the heating system, and makes minor repairs

    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/janitor

    a person employed to take care of a large building, such as a school, and who deals with the cleaning, repairs, etc.

    Or

    a person whose job is to clean and take care of a building

    https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/janitor

    • Censored@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      5 months ago

      Janitors are only employed in large, expensive apartment buildings. Single family homes don’t use them, nor do cheaper apartments. So that’s not really descriptive of a landlords job at all.

      • lud@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        5 months ago

        I only disagreed with your definition of janitor.

      • Kusimulkku@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        5 months ago

        Landlord can be the person responsible for that (depends on the agreement) and often where I’m from they contract it from bigger company