holdover tenant — A tenant who continues to occupy a residence after the term of the lease or rental agreement has expired, and without the consent of the landlord. To get rid of a holdover tenant, the landlord must give the tenant a notice to quit (get out). If… … Law dictionary
holdover tenant — A tenant who remains in possession after the expiration of a lease, or after a tenancy at will has been terminated … Black's law dictionary
holdover tenant — A tenant who remains in possession after the expiration of a lease, or after a tenancy at will has been terminated … Black's law dictionary
holdover tenancy — see tenancy Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. holdover tenancy … Law dictionary
tenant — ten·ant / te nənt/ n [Anglo French, from Old French, from present participle of tenir to hold, from Latin tenēre]: one who holds or possesses property by any kind of right: one who holds a tenancy in property; specif: one who possesses property… … Law dictionary
holdover — noun carry over, individual who stays on, one who remains, one who stays on, relic, remainder, remaining portion associated concepts: eviction, holdover tenant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
tenant — In the broadest sense, one who holds or possesses lands or tenements by any kind of right or title, whether in fee, for life, for years, at will, or otherwise. In a more restricted sense, one who holds lands of another; one who has the temporary… … Black's law dictionary
landlord and tenant — Parties to the leasing of real estate, whose relationship is bound by contract. The landlord, or lessor, is the owner; the tenant, or lessee, supplies payment in order to enjoy possession and use of the property for a specified period. Important… … Universalium
Leasehold estate — Property law Part of t … Wikipedia
Lease — A lease is a legal document, but can be an oral arrangement, which confers a right on one person (called a tenant or ) to possess property belonging to another person (called a landlord or lessor) to the exclusion of the owner landlord. The… … Wikipedia
