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BAIL VIAGER [1 record]

Record 1 2013-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

A lease for life, without mentioning for whose life the lease is to be, is deemed to be for the life of the lessee, as an estate for a person's own life is deemed to be greater than an estate for the life of another and because a deed should be construed most strongly against the grantor. (Anger and Honsberger, 2nd ed., 1985, p. 235)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

bail viager; bail à vie : 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).

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