labor and materials
(time and materials) n. what some builders or repair people contract to provide and be paid for, rather than a fixed price or a percentage of the costs. In many states, if the person performing the work is not a licensed contractor,

laches
n. the legal doctrine that a legal right or claim will not be enforced or allowed if a long delay in asserting the right or claim has prejudiced the adverse party (hurt the opponent) as a sort of "legal ambush.

land
n. real property, real estate (and all that grows thereon), and the right to minerals underneath and the airspace over it. It may include improvements like buildings, but not necessarily.

landlady
n. female of landlord or owner of real property from whom one rents or leases. See also: landlord.

landlocked
adj. referring to a parcel of real property which has no access or egress (entry or exit) to a public street and cannot be reached except by crossing another's property. In such a case there is an "implied easement" over the adjoining lot f ...

landlord
n. a person who owns real property and rents or leases it to another, called a "tenant." See also: lease lessee lessor rent tenant.

landlord and tenant
n. the name for the area of law concerning renting and leasing property and the rights of both the owner and the renter or lessee. See also: landlady landlord lease lessee lessor rent tenant.