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HEAD TENANCY [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- head tenancy
1, record 1, English, head%20tenancy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tenance principale
1, record 1, French, tenance%20principale
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 principale : 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%20principale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Acception de base, générique : vise le fait de «tenir» un bien (ou, plus exactement, un «domaine», etc., sur celui-ci), de même que la relation ainsi établie. Le terme peut faire référence indifféremment à une «freehold tenancy» («tenancy in fee simple», «life tenancy», etc.), à une «leasehold tenancy» ou à l'une et l'autre à la fois. 1, record 1, French, - tenance%20principale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-01-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- head tenant
1, record 2, English, head%20tenant
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - head%20tenant
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- locataire principal
1, record 2, French, locataire%20principal
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
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 2, French, - locataire%20principal
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-01-31
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- head tenancy
1, record 3, English, head%20tenancy
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If the head tenancy, instead of being terminated, is voluntarily surrendered by the tenant to the landlord, derivative interests are preserved and sub-tenants become direct tenants of the landlord.(Forfeiture of tenancies, 1985, p. 99). 2, record 3, English, - head%20tenancy
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- location principale
1, record 3, French, location%20principale
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
location principale : 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 3, French, - location%20principale
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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