diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/owner/remove_actor.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/owner/remove_actor.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9dc134ef0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/owner/remove_actor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class Usecase:
+    def __init__(self, file, **settings):
+        self.file = file
+        self.settings = {"actor": None}
+        for key, value in settings.items():
+            self.settings[key] = value
+
+    def execute(self):
+        self.file.remove(self.settings["actor"])
diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/owner/remove_person.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/owner/remove_person.py
index 66a88d783f..8a5fb6d245 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/owner/remove_person.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/owner/remove_person.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import ifcopenshell.api
+
+
 class Usecase:
     def __init__(self, file, **settings):
         self.file = file
@@ -6,4 +9,27 @@ class Usecase:
             self.settings[key] = value
 
     def execute(self):
+        for role in self.settings["person"].Roles or []:
+            if len(self.file.get_inverse(role)) == 1:
+                ifcopenshell.api.run("owner.remove_role", self.file, role=role)
+        for address in self.settings["person"].Addresses or []:
+            if len(self.file.get_inverse(address)) == 1:
+                ifcopenshell.api.run("owner.remove_address", self.file, address=address)
+        for inverse in self.file.get_inverse(self.settings["person"]):
+            if inverse.is_a("IfcWorkControl"):
+                if inverse.Creators == (self.settings["person"],):
+                    inverse.Creators = None
+            elif inverse.is_a("IfcInventory"):
+                if inverse.ResponsiblePersons == (self.settings["person"],):
+                    inverse.ResponsiblePersons = None
+            elif inverse.is_a("IfcDocumentInformation"):
+                if inverse.Editors == (self.settings["person"],):
+                    inverse.Editors = None
+            elif inverse.is_a("IfcPersonAndOrganization"):
+                ifcopenshell.api.run("owner.remove_person_and_organisation", self.file, person_and_organisation=inverse)
+            elif inverse.is_a("IfcActor"):
+                ifcopenshell.api.run("owner.remove_actor", self.file, actor=inverse)
+            elif inverse.is_a("IfcResourceLevelRelationship"):
+                if inverse.RelatedResourceObjects == (self.settings["person"],):
+                    self.file.remove(inverse)
         self.file.remove(self.settings["person"])
diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/owner/remove_person_and_organisation.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/owner/remove_person_and_organisation.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b2b86b24d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/owner/remove_person_and_organisation.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class Usecase:
+    def __init__(self, file, **settings):
+        self.file = file
+        self.settings = {"person_and_organisation": None}
+        for key, value in settings.items():
+            self.settings[key] = value
+
+    def execute(self):
+        self.file.remove(self.settings["person_and_organisation"])
diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/owner/test_edit_address.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/owner/test_edit_address.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b288f74b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/owner/test_edit_address.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import test.bootstrap
+import ifcopenshell.api
+
+
+class TestEditAddress(test.bootstrap.IFC4):
+    def test_editing_a_postal_address(self):
+        address = self.file.createIfcPostalAddress()
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("owner.edit_address", self.file, address=address, attributes={
+            "Purpose": "OFFICE",
+            "Description": "Description",
+            "UserDefinedPurpose": "UserDefinedPurpose",
+            "InternalLocation": "InternalLocation",
+            "AddressLines": ["Address", "Lines"],
+            "PostalBox": "PostalBox",
+            "Town": "Town",
+            "Region": "Region",
+            "PostalCode": "PostalCode",
+            "Country": "Country",
+        })
+        assert address.Purpose == "OFFICE"
+        assert address.Description == "Description"
+        assert address.UserDefinedPurpose == "UserDefinedPurpose"
+        assert address.InternalLocation == "InternalLocation"
+        assert address.AddressLines == ("Address", "Lines")
+        assert address.PostalBox == "PostalBox"
+        assert address.Town == "Town"
+        assert address.Region == "Region"
+        assert address.PostalCode == "PostalCode"
+        assert address.Country == "Country"
+
+    def test_editing_a_telecom_address(self):
+        address = self.file.createIfcTelecomAddress()
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("owner.edit_address", self.file, address=address, attributes={
+            "Purpose": "OFFICE",
+            "Description": "Description",
+            "UserDefinedPurpose": "UserDefinedPurpose",
+            "TelephoneNumbers": ["Telephone", "Numbers"],
+            "FacsimileNumbers": ["Facsimile", "Numbers"],
+            "PagerNumber": "PagerNumber",
+            "ElectronicMailAddresses": ["Electronic", "Mail", "Addresses"],
+            "WWWHomePageURL": "WWWHomePageURL",
+            "MessagingIDs": ["Messaging", "IDs"],
+        })
+        assert address.Purpose == "OFFICE"
+        assert address.Description == "Description"
+        assert address.UserDefinedPurpose == "UserDefinedPurpose"
+        assert address.TelephoneNumbers == ("Telephone", "Numbers")
+        assert address.FacsimileNumbers == ("Facsimile", "Numbers")
+        assert address.PagerNumber == "PagerNumber"
+        assert address.ElectronicMailAddresses == ("Electronic", "Mail", "Addresses")
+        assert address.WWWHomePageURL == "WWWHomePageURL"
+        assert address.MessagingIDs == ("Messaging", "IDs")
diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/owner/test_edit_organisation.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/owner/test_edit_organisation.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..94c6783210
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/owner/test_edit_organisation.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import test.bootstrap
+import ifcopenshell.api
+
+
+class TestEditOrganisation(test.bootstrap.IFC4):
+    def test_editing_a_organisation(self):
+        organisation = self.file.createIfcOrganization()
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("owner.edit_organisation", self.file, organisation=organisation, attributes={
+            "Identification": "Identification",
+            "Name": "Name",
+            "Description": "Description",
+        })
+        assert organisation.Identification == "Identification"
+        assert organisation.Name == "Name"
+        assert organisation.Description == "Description"
diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/owner/test_edit_person.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/owner/test_edit_person.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..57ed922f9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/owner/test_edit_person.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import test.bootstrap
+import ifcopenshell.api
+
+
+class TestEditPerson(test.bootstrap.IFC4):
+    def test_editing_a_person(self):
+        person = self.file.createIfcPerson()
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("owner.edit_person", self.file, person=person, attributes={
+            "Identification": "Identification",
+            "FamilyName": "FamilyName",
+            "GivenName": "GivenName",
+            "MiddleNames": ["Middle", "Names"],
+            "PrefixTitles": ["Prefix", "Titles"],
+            "SuffixTitles": ["Suffix", "Titles"],
+        })
+        assert person.Identification == "Identification"
+        assert person.FamilyName == "FamilyName"
+        assert person.GivenName == "GivenName"
+        assert person.MiddleNames == ("Middle", "Names")
+        assert person.PrefixTitles == ("Prefix", "Titles")
+        assert person.SuffixTitles == ("Suffix", "Titles")
diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/owner/test_edit_role.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/owner/test_edit_role.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f2fb675a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/owner/test_edit_role.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import test.bootstrap
+import ifcopenshell.api
+
+
+class TestEditRole(test.bootstrap.IFC4):
+    def test_editing_a_role(self):
+        role = self.file.createIfcActorRole()
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("owner.edit_role", self.file, role=role, attributes={
+            "Role": "ARCHITECT",
+            "UserDefinedRole": "UserDefinedRole",
+            "Description": "Description"
+        })
+        assert role.Role == "ARCHITECT"
+        assert role.UserDefinedRole == "UserDefinedRole"
+        assert role.Description == "Description"
diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/owner/test_remove_address.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/owner/test_remove_address.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec21b0d6bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/owner/test_remove_address.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import test.bootstrap
+import ifcopenshell.api
+
+
+class TestRemoveAddress(test.bootstrap.IFC4):
+    def test_removing_an_address(self):
+        postal = self.file.createIfcPostalAddress()
+        telecom = self.file.createIfcTelecomAddress()
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("owner.remove_address", self.file, address=postal)
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("owner.remove_address", self.file, address=telecom)
+        assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcAddress")) == 0
diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/owner/test_remove_person.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/owner/test_remove_person.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..55075eb17b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/api/owner/test_remove_person.py
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+import test.bootstrap
+import ifcopenshell.api
+
+
+class TestRemovePerson(test.bootstrap.IFC4):
+    def test_removing_a_person(self):
+        person = self.file.createIfcPerson()
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("owner.remove_person", self.file, person=person)
+        assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcPerson")) == 0
+
+    def test_removing_roles_and_addresses_only_used_by_the_person(self):
+        role = self.file.createIfcActorRole()
+        address = self.file.createIfcPostalAddress()
+        person = self.file.createIfcPerson()
+        person.Roles = [role]
+        person.Addresses = [address]
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("owner.remove_person", self.file, person=person)
+        assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcPerson")) == 0
+        assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcActorRole")) == 0
+        assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcPostalAddress")) == 0
+
+    def test_not_removing_roles_and_addresses_used_elsewhere(self):
+        role = self.file.createIfcActorRole()
+        address = self.file.createIfcPostalAddress()
+        person = self.file.createIfcPerson()
+        person2 = self.file.createIfcPerson()
+        person.Roles = [role]
+        person.Addresses = [address]
+        person2.Roles = [role]
+        person2.Addresses = [address]
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("owner.remove_person", self.file, person=person)
+        assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcPerson")) == 1
+        assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcActorRole")) == 1
+        assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcPostalAddress")) == 1
+
+    def test_ensuring_work_controls_should_not_be_left_in_an_invalid_set_cardinality(self):
+        person = self.file.createIfcPerson()
+        work_control = self.file.createIfcWorkControl(Creators=[person])
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("owner.remove_person", self.file, person=person)
+        assert work_control.Creators is None
+
+    def test_ensuring_inventory_should_not_be_left_in_an_invalid_set_cardinality(self):
+        person = self.file.createIfcPerson()
+        inventory = self.file.createIfcInventory(ResponsiblePersons=[person])
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("owner.remove_person", self.file, person=person)
+        assert inventory.ResponsiblePersons is None
+
+    def test_deleting_person_and_organisations(self):
+        person = self.file.createIfcPerson()
+        self.file.createIfcPersonAndOrganization(ThePerson=person)
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("owner.remove_person", self.file, person=person)
+        assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcPersonAndOrganization")) == 0
+
+    def test_deleting_actors(self):
+        person = self.file.createIfcPerson()
+        self.file.createIfcActor(GlobalId=ifcopenshell.guid.new(), TheActor=person)
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("owner.remove_person", self.file, person=person)
+        assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcActor")) == 0
+
+    def test_ensuring_document_information_should_not_be_left_in_an_invalid_set_cardinality(self):
+        person = self.file.createIfcPerson()
+        document_information = self.file.createIfcDocumentInformation(Editors=[person])
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("owner.remove_person", self.file, person=person)
+        assert document_information.Editors is None
+
+    def test_deleting_resource_approval_relationships(self):
+        person = self.file.createIfcPerson()
+        self.file.createIfcResourceApprovalRelationship(RelatedResourceObjects=[person])
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("owner.remove_person", self.file, person=person)
+        assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcResourceApprovalRelationship")) == 0
+
+    def test_deleting_resource_constraint_relationships(self):
+        person = self.file.createIfcPerson()
+        self.file.createIfcResourceConstraintRelationship(RelatedResourceObjects=[person])
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("owner.remove_person", self.file, person=person)
+        assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcResourceConstraintRelationship")) == 0
+
+    def test_deleting_external_reference_relationships(self):
+        person = self.file.createIfcPerson()
+        self.file.createIfcExternalReferenceRelationship(RelatedResourceObjects=[person])
+        ifcopenshell.api.run("owner.remove_person", self.file, person=person)
+        assert len(self.file.by_type("IfcExternalReferenceRelationship")) == 0