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I just learned a new word, "地主{じぬし}, whose definition in my web dictionary,
and paper dictionary, is _landlord, land owner_.

"家主{やぬし}" is surely the word that native English speakers would use for the
_landlord_ of the apartment where they live. I've never heard anything else.

  * Because "地" means "land, soil", is "地主" like the _owner of a plot of land_? Whether there is a house on that plot of land is not relevant?
  * Most "家主" work as employees for large companies that own buildings with apartments in them? In that, your typical "家主" does not own the apartments that they manage?
  * If so, then a 不動産屋 would introduce me to a 地主 to exchange cash for her / his land? I would be introduced to a 家主 to ask if it is ok to live in the apartments that he/she manages?

Am I correct about this?
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Difference between "地主" and "家主", and their relationship with 不動産屋？
地主 is an owner of the land, while 家主 is an owner of housing. Land and housing
are ~~separate~~ objects of separate ownerships in Japan. If you rent a land
from someone, he/she is 地主 for you. If you build a house on that land and rent
the house to someone else, you are 家主 for him/her.

When you are seeking a house, 不動産屋 wouldn't introduce you to a 地主, instead,
they would to a 家主. 地主 is irrelevant in this contract.
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