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FREEHOLD TENANCY [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-06-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- leasehold ownership
1, record 1, English, leasehold%20ownership
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Leasehold ownership exists where one person(the tenant or lessee) is given :(a) exclusive possession of land by another(the landlord or lessor),(b) with the intention that he should hold it as a tenant and not in some other capacity,(c) for a determinate period of time less than that held by the landlord himself.(T) he tenure of the leaseholder is still of vital importance. It is this relationship, represented in the terms of the lease or tenancy agreement, which determines the continuing rights and obligations of the parties. Although it is still common, and correct, for lawyers to talk of freehold tenants, tenants in fee simple, etc., the layman normally understands the word tenant to mean the leasehold tenant; and the expression "landlord and tenant" is invariably used even by lawyers to mean leasehold ownership.(Harwood, 1975, p. 81). 1, record 1, English, - leasehold%20ownership
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- propriété à bail
1, record 1, French, propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20bail
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
propriété à bail : 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, - propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20bail
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-05-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- short lease
1, record 2, English, short%20lease
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- short-term lease 1, record 2, English, short%2Dterm%20lease
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The distinction which is more significant than the distinction between freehold and leasehold ownership is the distinction between the long and the short lease. For most purposes a 999-year lease may be indistinguishable from freehold ownership; a weekly tenancy is much less valuable and its value will depend on the degree of security available. In the case of a 999-year lease the whole of the capital value more or less has been transferred to the tenant. In the case of a weekly tenancy-apart from his security-the tenant is receiving nothing but the present use of the property and the capital value remains in the landlord.(Harwood, 1975, p. 499). 1, record 2, English, - short%20lease
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bail à court terme
1, record 2, French, bail%20%C3%A0%20court%20terme
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec «short form of lease» qui désigne le bail abrégé dont les effets juridiques sont régis par voie législative. 1, record 2, French, - bail%20%C3%A0%20court%20terme
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
bail à court terme : 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 2, French, - bail%20%C3%A0%20court%20terme
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-03-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- life tenancy
1, record 3, English, life%20tenancy
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- tenancy for life 1, record 3, English, tenancy%20for%20life
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An estate in real property in which the tenant has a freehold interest for his life or for the life of another ("pur autre vie"). (Black’s, 5th ed., 1979, p. 834). 1, record 3, English, - life%20tenancy
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A tenancy for life is a freehold estate or tenancy but is not an estate of inheritance as is a fee simple. It is held of the immediate reversioner and reverts to him on the death of the tenant or the person for whose life the tenancy was held.(Anger and Honsberger, 2nd, p. 235) 1, record 3, English, - life%20tenancy
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- tenance viagère
1, record 3, French, tenance%20viag%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- propriété viagère 1, record 3, French, propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20viag%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tenance viagère; propriété viagère : 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 3, French, - tenance%20viag%C3%A8re
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-01-31
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- head tenant
1, record 4, English, head%20tenant
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If... the landlord is the freehold owner of a large block of flats which he has let, as a whole, to a head tenant who has failed to perform his obligations under his tenancy, the landlord may wish... to preserve the sub-tenancies of the individual flats.(Forfeiture of Tenancies, 1985, p. 99) 1, record 4, English, - head%20tenant
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- locataire principal
1, record 4, French, locataire%20principal
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
locataire principal : 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 4, French, - locataire%20principal
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2012-12-04
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- doctrine of survivorship
1, record 5, English, doctrine%20of%20survivorship
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The remaining grand incident of joint-estates is the doctrine of survivorship; by which, when two or more persons are seised of a joint-estate of inheritance for their own lives, or "pur autre vie", or are jointly possessed of any chattel interest, the entire tenancy upon the decease of any of them remains to the survivors, and at length to the last survivor; and he shall be entitled to the whole estate, whatever it be, whether an inheritance or a common freehold only, or even a less estate.(Armour, 2nd ed., 1916, p. 277). 1, record 5, English, - doctrine%20of%20survivorship
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- doctrine du droit de survie
1, record 5, French, doctrine%20du%20droit%20de%20survie
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
doctrine du droit de survie : 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 5, French, - doctrine%20du%20droit%20de%20survie
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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