cotenancy

cotenancy
co·ten·an·cy /ˌkō-'te-nən-sē/ n pl -cies: joint tenancy at tenancy

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

cotenancy
n.
A tenancy shared by two or more people at the same time, including joint tenancy and tenancy in common.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


cotenancy
The situation when more than one person has an interest in real property (such as by signing a rental agreement to share an apartment) at the same time. (See also: tenancy in common, joint tenancy, tenancy by the entirety)
Category: Real Estate & Rental Property

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.

cotenancy
n.
   the situation when more than one person has an interest in real property at the same time, which may include tenancy in common, joint tenancy or tenancy by the entirety.

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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