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tenant in common

tenant in common noun: one of the owners of an asset that is mutually owned by tenancy in common.

Noun

tenant in common (plural tenants in common)

  1. One of the owners of an asset that is mutually owned by tenancy in common.
    • An undivided interest means that the tenant in common has a share in the whole and not ownership of a separate portion.2002, William H. Pivar, Robert Bruss, California Real Estate Law, →ISBN, page 245
    • In Commonwealth Caribbean jurisdictions, apart from Belize, the pre-1926 co-ownership rules apply. Under these rules, both joint tenancies and tenancies in common can exist at law in equity as legal estates and equitable interests respectively. The possibility of creating tenancies in common at law...2014, Gilbert Kodilinye, Commonwealth Caribbean Property Law, →ISBN, page 105

Forms of tenant in common

pluraltenants in common

Questions about tenant in common

What does tenant in common mean?
Tenant in common means one of the owners of an asset that is mutually owned by tenancy in common.
What part of speech is tenant in common?
Tenant in common is a noun.
What is the plural of tenant in common?
The plural of tenant in common is tenants in common.

Words near tenant in common in the dictionary

  1. Tenani
  2. tenant
  3. tenant at will
  4. tenant farmer
  5. tenant farmers
  6. tenant in common
  7. tenant saw
  8. tenant saws
  9. tenant-in-chief
  10. tenant-right
  11. tenantable

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