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tenant legal definition
noun
- The possessor or occupier of land by virtue of any kind of title or right. See tenancy.
- One who pays rent in order to temporarily occupy or possess someone elseÂ’s land under the terms of a lease or similar document. See lessee.
life tenant
a person with the right to use property for life, with no
ability to bequeath same to own heirs.
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