Property caretaker

A property caretaker is a person, group, or organization that cares for real estate for trade or financial compensation, and sometimes as a barter for rent-free living accommodations.

Caretakers are sometimes used by property owners who are unwilling or unable to hire a professional management company.

Caretakers are not licensed by any state or local authority and are often relatively cheaper than their professional counterparts.

In the UK, a number of buildings have a live-in caretaker whose part-time responsibilities might include letting tradesmen in, taking in parcels and signing for letters, holding keys, vacuuming the common areas, washing the communal steps and windows, etc.

In 1868, The Times defined a caretaker as "a person put in charge of a farm from which the tenant has been evicted."