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LIFE TENANCY [8 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 by the curtesy
1, record 1, English, tenancy%20by%20the%20curtesy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tenancy by the curtesy... is a husband's life estate in his deceased wife's undisposed of real property....(Anger and Honsberger, 2nd, p. 150) 1, record 1, English, - tenancy%20by%20the%20curtesy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
To entitle a husband to a tenancy by the curtesy, the requisites were a valid marriage, seisin of the wife, issue capable of inheriting and death of the wife. (Anger and Honsberger, 2nd, p. 207) 1, record 1, English, - tenancy%20by%20the%20curtesy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tenance du veuf
1, record 1, French, tenance%20du%20veuf
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bénéfice du veuf 1, record 1, French, b%C3%A9n%C3%A9fice%20du%20veuf
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tenance du veuf; bénéfice du veuf : 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 1, French, - tenance%20du%20veuf
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-06-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tenancy pur autre vie
1, record 2, English, tenancy%20pur%20autre%20vie
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
("Autre vie, estate pur") : a tenancy of land for the life of another who is called the "cestui que vie".(Jowitt's, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 165). 1, record 2, English, - tenancy%20pur%20autre%20vie
Record 2, Key term(s)
- tenancy pur auter vie
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 vie d'autrui
1, record 2, French, tenance%20%C3%A0%20vie%20d%27autrui
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- propriété à vie d'autrui 1, record 2, French, propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20vie%20d%27autrui
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «tenance» désigne le fait de «tenir» un bien, de même que la relation ainsi établie. Le terme «propriété» désigne les droits se rattachant à l'une des formes de «freehold tenancy». 1, record 2, French, - tenance%20%C3%A0%20vie%20d%27autrui
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tenance à vie d'autrui; propriété à vie d'autrui : 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%20vie%20d%27autrui
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-05-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- restricted ownership
1, record 3, English, restricted%20ownership
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Restricted ownership occurs where either concurrent or successive rights of user are vested in persons other than the owner; thus land may be subject to easements or rights of common, or the right of user possessed by the owner for the time being may be restricted by the fact that he has only a limited interest in it, as in the case of a joint tenant, tenant for life, or lessee. (Jowitt’s, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 1301) 1, record 3, English, - restricted%20ownership
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Restricted ownership is ownership limited to some extent, or a life tenancy, or where the property is charged with the payment of a sum of money, or subject to an easement.(Osborn's, 6th ed., 1976, p. 243) 1, record 3, English, - restricted%20ownership
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- propriété restreinte
1, record 3, French, propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20restreinte
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
Terme explicatif ayant une compréhension large. 1, record 3, French, - propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20restreinte
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
propriété restreinte : 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, - propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20restreinte
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-03-18
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- life tenancy
1, record 4, English, life%20tenancy
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- tenancy for life 1, record 4, English, tenancy%20for%20life
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, 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 4, English, - life%20tenancy
Record number: 4, 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 4, English, - life%20tenancy
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- tenance viagère
1, record 4, French, tenance%20viag%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- propriété viagère 1, record 4, French, propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20viag%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, 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 4, French, - tenance%20viag%C3%A8re
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2013-03-15
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- legal life tenancy
1, record 5, English, legal%20life%20tenancy
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There are legal life tenancies, such as dower consummate after assignment, and curtesy, as well as conventional tenancies, such as those created by the parties as distinguished from by operation of law. (Cartwright, 1972, p. 548). 1, record 5, English, - legal%20life%20tenancy
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- tenance viagère légale
1, record 5, French, tenance%20viag%C3%A8re%20l%C3%A9gale
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
tenance viagère légale : 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, - tenance%20viag%C3%A8re%20l%C3%A9gale
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2000-06-12
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- life lease tenancy 1, record 6, English, life%20lease%20tenancy
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- lease for life tenancy 1, record 6, English, lease%20for%20life%20tenancy
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- location à vie
1, record 6, French, location%20%C3%A0%20vie
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ensemble résidentiel. 1, record 6, French, - location%20%C3%A0%20vie
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Source(s) : Site Web du gouvernement du Manitoba. 1, record 6, French, - location%20%C3%A0%20vie
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1992-05-29
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Landscape Architecture
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- suburban garden
1, record 7, English, suburban%20garden
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the typical suburban garden in the United States has a predictable life of about five years. Ownership or tenancy tends to change in that cycle, with unpredictable results in the garden. 1, record 7, English, - suburban%20garden
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Architecture paysagère
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- jardin de banlieue
1, record 7, French, jardin%20de%20banlieue
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- jardin suburbain 1, record 7, French, jardin%20suburbain
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] Le jardin privé suburbain se caractérise : a) géographiquement, par une situation plus aérée, une ambiance moins "close" que le jardin urbain. b) Sur le plan humain, par la manifestation d'une sorte d'amateurisme horticole qui néglige plus ou moins le classement selon l'emploi établi dans les végétaux à partir seulement de la Renaissance. 1, record 7, French, - jardin%20de%20banlieue
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Il ne faut donc pas rejeter systématiquement, au nom d'une esthétique préfabriquée, la présence des plantes potagères ou fruitières dans un petit jardin de banlieue; mais leur présence ne doit pas non plus faire abandonner l'idée d'ordonnance et de composition c'est-à-dire d'arrangement général pour le plaisir des yeux. 1, record 7, French, - jardin%20de%20banlieue
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1989-05-05
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Documents and Works
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- Attitudes of seniors to special retirement housing, life tenancy arrangements and other housing options
1, record 8, English, Attitudes%20of%20seniors%20to%20special%20retirement%20housing%2C%20life%20tenancy%20arrangements%20and%20other%20housing%20options
correct, Canada
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Authors: Gloria M. Gutman, Stephen L. Milstein, and Veronica Doyle; 1987. Information found in DOBIS and confirmed by the Library, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. 1, record 8, English, - Attitudes%20of%20seniors%20to%20special%20retirement%20housing%2C%20life%20tenancy%20arrangements%20and%20other%20housing%20options
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Titres de documents et d'œuvres
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- Attitudes of seniors to special retirement housing, life tenancy arrangements and other housing options
1, record 8, French, Attitudes%20of%20seniors%20to%20special%20retirement%20housing%2C%20life%20tenancy%20arrangements%20and%20other%20housing%20options
correct, Canada
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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