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EVICTION TITLE PARAMOUNT [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-01-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- eviction by title paramount
1, record 1, English, eviction%20by%20title%20paramount
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The eviction of a tenant by one whose title is superior to that of the landlord. (Ballentine, p. 424) 1, record 1, English, - eviction%20by%20title%20paramount
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- éviction par titre prépondérant
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9viction%20par%20titre%20pr%C3%A9pond%C3%A9rant
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
éviction par titre prépondérant : 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, - %C3%A9viction%20par%20titre%20pr%C3%A9pond%C3%A9rant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-08-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
- Property Law (civil law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- actual eviction
1, record 2, English, actual%20eviction
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Actual eviction" refers to the physical dispossession of the tenant from the premises. This may occur by a reentry by the landlord and the physical expulsion of the tenant; expulsion by legal proceedings(such as ejectment), or by a reentry made by a third party under a claim of title which is paramount or superior to the landlord's title(a so-called eviction by title paramount).(The Arnold Encyclopedia of Real Estate, 1978, p. 276). 1, record 2, English, - actual%20eviction
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- éviction de fait
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9viction%20de%20fait
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
éviction de fait : 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, - %C3%A9viction%20de%20fait
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-05-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- evict
1, record 3, English, evict
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The tenant is not liable for rent accruing due after he has been evicted from the premises either by the landlord, or by a person lawfully claiming by title paramount, so long as the eviction continues.(27 Halsbury, 4th ed., par. 236). 1, record 3, English, - evict
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- expulser
1, record 3, French, expulser
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le verbe correspondant «evict» peut se rendre en français par «expulser» 1, record 3, French, - expulser
Record 3, Key term(s)
- évincer
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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