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1. A kind of customary estate in the north of England, falling under the general class of copyhold, but distinguished from copyhold by many of its incidents. 2.The so-called tenant-right of renewal is the expectation of a lessee that his lease will be renewed, In cases where It is an established practice to renew leases from time to time, as in the case of leases from the … [Read more...] about TENANT-RIGHT

Tenancy. The state or condition of a tenant; the estate held by a tenant, as a tenant at will, a tenancy for years. … [Read more...] about TENANTCY

Eng. law. In leases from the crown, corporations or the church, it is usual to grant a further term to the old tenants in preference to strangers, and, as this expectation is seldom disappointed, such tenants are considered as baying an ulterior interest beyond their subsisting term; and this interest is called the tenant right. … [Read more...] about TENANT RIGHT

Tenancy when a landlord allows a tenant to occupy the premises but without any formal terms of tenancy. … [Read more...] about TENANCY AT WILL

See fee tail. … [Read more...] about TENANCY IN TAIL