The landlady knocked on the apartment door to return the tenant's forgotten umbrella.

The landladies next door organized a potluck to welcome the new tenants.

Her landladyish manner made the new tenants wary during the inspection.

After inheriting the building, she found that landladyhood required far more diplomacy and patience than she had anticipated.

Despite the rumors, her landladyship was defined more by compassion than by strict enforcement of rules.