tenancy in common — see tenancy Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. tenancy in common … Law dictionary
tenancy in common — UK US noun [C or U] (plural tenancies in common) PROPERTY, LAW ► a legal agreement in which two people or groups share ownership of a piece of property, but each person s share of the property is not passed automatically to the other tenant or… … Financial and business terms
Tenancy In Common — A way for two or more people to have equal ownership interests in a property. Each owner has the right to leave his or her share of the property to any beneficiary upon the owner s death. Each party (owner) in a tenancy in common agreement has… … Investment dictionary
tenancy in common — That tenancy whereby two or more persons are entitled to land in such manner that they have an undivided possession, but several freeholds or interest. 20 Am J2d Coten § 22. A tenancy characterized by a single essential unity that of possession,… … Ballentine's law dictionary
tenancy in common — the tenancy of those who hold lands or other property in common compare joint tenancy … Useful english dictionary
tenancy in common — Law. a holding of property, usually real, by two or more persons with each owning an undivided share and with no right of survivorship. Cf. joint tenancy. [1760 70] * * * … Universalium
tenancy — ten·an·cy / te nən sē/ n pl cies 1: the holding of or a mode of holding an estate in property: a: a form of ownership of property: tenure b: the temporary possession or occupancy of property that belongs to another holdover tenancy … Law dictionary
common — com·mon 1 adj 1 a: of or relating to a community at large: public common defense b: known to the community a common thief 2: belonging to or shared by two or more persons or things or by all members of a group … Law dictionary
tenancy — A tenancy involves an interest in realty which passes to the tenant, and a possession exclusive even of that of landlord, except as lease permits landlord s entry, and saving his right to enter to demand rent or to make repairs. Layton v. A. I.… … Black's law dictionary
tenancy — noun a) The occupancy of property etc, under a lease, or by paying rent. b) The period of occupancy by a tenant. See Also: co tenancy , fixed term tenancy, holdover tenancy, joint tenancy with right of survivorship, periodic tenancy, tenancy at… … Wiktionary