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tenancy

[ten-uhn-see] / ˈtɛn ən si /


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In general, guardians have fewer rights than private renters, external because they hold a "licence to occupy" rather than a tenancy.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Notting Hill Genesis, the housing association that owns the block, said sub-letting without permission is against their tenancy agreements, and will only be granted in exceptional circumstances.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

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

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

In the eye of the law all of them were probably mere partnerships or tenancies in common.

From The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 by Edward Samuel Corwin




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