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COMMON TENANCY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-02-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tenancy in common
1, record 1, English, tenancy%20in%20common
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- common tenancy 1, record 1, English, common%20tenancy
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type of tenancy in which tenants hold property in common without right of survivorship. May be holding of unequal shares among tenants. [Black, 5th, p. 252]. 2, record 1, English, - tenancy%20in%20common
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The central characteristic of a tenancy in common is simply that each tenant is deemed to own by himself, with most of the attributes of independent ownership, a physically undivided part of the entire parcel. 3, record 1, English, - tenancy%20in%20common
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tenance commune
1, record 1, French, tenance%20commune
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tenance commune : acception juridique stricte. 1, record 1, French, - tenance%20commune
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tenance commune : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - tenance%20commune
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-01-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tenancy in common
1, record 2, English, tenancy%20in%20common
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- common tenancy 1, record 2, English, common%20tenancy
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tenance à bail commune
1, record 2, French, tenance%20%C3%A0%20bail%20commune
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- location commune 1, record 2, French, location%20commune
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Tenancy» a ici le sens de «tenance à bail» ou «location». 2, record 2, French, - tenance%20%C3%A0%20bail%20commune
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tenance à bail commune; location commune : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 2, French, - tenance%20%C3%A0%20bail%20commune
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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