{"id":650,"date":"2024-03-18T16:07:44","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T16:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mayercleaning.co.uk\/articles\/?p=650"},"modified":"2024-03-03T16:09:51","modified_gmt":"2024-03-03T16:09:51","slug":"did-landlords-exist-during-cowboy-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mayercleaning.co.uk\/articles\/did-landlords-exist-during-cowboy-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Landlords Exist During Cowboy Times"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the so-called &#8220;cowboy times&#8221; in the American West, which roughly spanned the late 19th century, landlords, as we understand them today, did exist to some extent. However, the nature of landownership and leasing during this period was often influenced by the unique circumstances of the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mayercleaning.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OIG3-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mayercleaning.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OIG3-5.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mayercleaning.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OIG3-5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mayercleaning.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OIG3-5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mayercleaning.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OIG3-5-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Old West, much of the land was vast, open, and often considered public domain. 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