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LOYER PRINCIPAL [2 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 rent
1, record 1, English, head%20rent
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Head rent is rent payable to a superior landlord for fully improved property; as where a house is let on lease, and sub-let on weekly tenancies at a much higher amount. (Adkin's, 17th ed., 1973, p. 81) 1, record 1, English, - head%20rent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term is in common use, though not mentioned in the text books. (Adkin's, ibid.) 1, record 1, English, - head%20rent
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- loyer principal
1, record 1, French, loyer%20principal
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
loyer 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 1, French, - loyer%20principal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-10-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- chief rent
1, record 2, English, chief%20rent
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Perhaps the most usual example of the grant of a perpetual rentcharge occurs where a vendor on the sale of a fee simple instead of receiving the purchase money in the form of a lump sum, reserves to himself a rent - generally known as a fee farm rent or a chief rent - which is payable to him and his heirs in perpetuity. (Cheshire's Modern Law of Property, 12th ed., 1976, p. 627) 1, record 2, English, - chief%20rent
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- loyer principal
1, record 2, French, loyer%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
loyer 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, - loyer%20principal
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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