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land-tenant
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A quick definition of land-tenant:
A land-tenant, also known as a terre-tenant, is someone who actually lives on or occupies a piece of land. They may also be someone who has an interest in a piece of land after a creditor has placed a lien on it, such as a subsequent purchaser.
A more thorough explanation:
LAND-TENANT
A land-tenant, also known as a terre-tenant, is a person who has actual possession of land or is the occupant of land. It can also refer to someone who has an interest in a judgment debtor's land after the judgment creditor's lien has attached to the land, such as a subsequent purchaser.
- John is the land-tenant of the farm he inherited from his grandfather.
- After the judgment creditor's lien attached to the property, Sarah became the terre-tenant of the land she purchased from the judgment debtor.
In the first example, John is the person who has actual possession of the land, making him the land-tenant. In the second example, Sarah purchased the land after the judgment creditor's lien had attached to it, making her the terre-tenant with an interest in the judgment debtor's land.