tenancy
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In California, tenancy is based on proof of residency, not necessarily payment of rent.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
City Council and looks forward to seeing what the candidate could do as mayor, especially for tenancy rights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
The fact that a sitting first lady, who lives in a presidential mansion in the capital, Freetown, retains a tenancy has drawn criticism in both the British and Sierra Leonean press.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
Police say breaching a CPN is a criminal offence with a wide range of consequences, including significant court fines and potentially losing a tenancy.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
In all the years of our tenancy we never saw the Zemindar who owned our land.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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Joint tenancies, living trusts, life estates and transfer-on-death deeds are no longer necessarily protected from recovery, depending on the circumstances.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
Also, with anchor customer Vodafone Idea possibly raising funds to expand 4G capacity and roll out 4G and 5G networks, this would add new tenancies to Indus Towers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
It said some tenants had retained their tenancies while spending time in care homes, possibly giving a false impression of how long their homes were empty.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2026
Landlords have said the reforms would increase the screening of prospective tenants and have spoken of nervousness around what happens when tenancies go wrong.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025
There were special circumstances connected with several of the principal tenancies on the estate—unnecessary here to detail—which rendered the loss of these documents one of very serious moment, and even of very obvious danger.
From J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 5 by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
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