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tenancy

[ten-uhn-see] / ˈtɛn ən si /


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The woman, who has mental health problems and was living in Edinburgh, was given a tenancy in Glasgow in January - but something has gone wrong.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

For a fixed-term lease, the tenancy ends on the lease’s stated expiration date, but the landlord may still need to give the appropriate advance notice if they decide not to renew the lease.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

In California, tenancy is based on proof of residency, not necessarily payment of rent.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

The council also highlighted its wider efforts to tackle tenancy fraud and unlawful occupation.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 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

These rules apply to both fixed-term leases and month-to-month tenancies.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

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

However, that has come after rents for new tenancies soared since 2020.

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026

And so for some thousands of alternating tenancies the fight has gone on, all the best of it with the bad god.

From Down the Yellowstone by Lewis R. (Lewis Ransome) Freeman




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