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this post was submitted on 09 May 2025
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In all the examples listed in the response, the inviter must explicitly be the owner of the house:
https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/65991/why-do-vampires-have-to-be-invited-in
Although that just leaves us with the question about who is considered the owner. I'm a renter, so would that be me, or my landlord?
Fun fact: In German, this boils down to which translation of "owner" is used. I'm the "Besitzer" of my apartment (I possess it), but not the "Eigentümer" (I cannot sell it).
I think "occupant" or "resident" are both better choices over "owner" for how this conceptually works.
If a family live in the house, then a child of the family could certainly invite a vampire in, despite the child not being the "owner".
What about the child’s friend who is visiting for a sleepover?
No, they must live there.
I'd argue no, because they are not a resident. They are only a visitor.
Occupant in a housing sense is pretty synonymous with Resident legally, but in a wider sense can also mean "anyone there at the time" - especially in non-housing contexts (e.g. the occupants of a vehicle). So for the sake of eliminating all ambiguity I'd strike out Occupant, and stick with Resident as the most appropriate term.