leaseholder

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Australia's defence minister Richard Marles said Thursday that Canberra was "disappointed" the Chinese leaseholder of the strategic Darwin Port was challenging efforts to return it to local ownership.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Kate, Laura, Tom and another leaseholder have tried to pursue the matter in the courts, but so far, they say they have had little to show for their efforts.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

When construction of housing long planned for the campus has been delayed by funding hurdles, he asked why couldn’t leaseholder funds be used to pay for new construction?

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025

Mr Madden has stated that Mr Mills, as the leaseholder, also had the opportunity to purchase the freehold, but declined to do so.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2024

This did not suit a certain Major Thornhill, a relative and leaseholder, and thereupon a pretty plot was hatched.

From In the Name of the Bodleian and Other Essays by Birrell, Augustine