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sitting tenant

sitting tenant noun: a tenant who is already in occupation of a premises, especially when there is a change of owner. The tenant is not evicted when the property is sold to a new owner.

Noun

sitting tenant (plural sitting tenants)

  1. (UK) A tenant who is already in occupation of a premises, especially when there is a change of owner. The tenant is not evicted when the property is sold to a new owner.

Forms of sitting tenant

pluralsitting tenants

Questions about sitting tenant

What does sitting tenant mean?
Sitting tenant means a tenant who is already in occupation of a premises, especially when there is a change of owner. The tenant is not evicted when the property is sold to a new owner.
What part of speech is sitting tenant?
Sitting tenant is a noun.
What is the plural of sitting tenant?
The plural of sitting tenant is sitting tenants.

Words near sitting tenant in the dictionary

  1. sitting rooms
  2. sitting shiva
  3. sitting still
  4. sitting table
  5. sitting tables
  6. sitting tenant
  7. sitting tenants
  8. sitting through
  9. sitting tight
  10. sitting toilet
  11. sitting toilets

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