house farming
now historical
noun
A system whereby a person is allowed, on payment of a fixed fee to the landlord or landowner, to collect and keep the rents from a house or houses.
- House farming often resulted in rack-renting and the multiple occupancy of residences intended for a single family, and was widely criticized by social reformers of the late 19th and early 20th cent..
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Medical Times and Gazette.