Temporary receivership is a remedy in which the court appoints a person to temporarily manage a piece of property that is in the defendant's possession. This remedy is available only when the plaintiff is asserting an equity claim in which...
property law
temporary restraining order (TRO)
Temporary restraining orders (TROs) are a type of short-term injunction issued to prevent a party from taking a certain action until the court is able to issue a more enduring order, such as a preliminary injunction. TROs are a type of...
tenancy at sufferance
A tenancy at sufferance is created when a tenant wrongfully holds over beyond the end of the duration period of the tenancy (for example, a tenant who stays past the expiration of their lease. In this case, the landlord can hold over the...
tenancy at will
A tenancy at will is a tenancy without a predetermined duration for the tenancy. Either party can terminate this tenancy at any time.
[Last updated in June of 2024 by the Wex Definitions Team]
tenancy by the entirety
Tenancy by the entirety is a type of shared ownership of property recognized in most states, available only to married couples. Much like in a joint tenancy, spouses who own property as tenants by the entirety each own an undivided interest...
tenancy for years
Tenancy for years is a lease for a fixed period of time. For a tenancy for years lease, no notice is needed for termination, the lessee knows the termination date from the outset of the lease.
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tenancy in common
A tenancy in common (TIC) is one of three types of concurrent estates (defined as an estate that has shared ownership, in which each owner owns a share of the property). The other two types are a joint tenancy and a tenancy by the entirety...
tenement
Tenement most often is used to refer to property involved in an easement. The property benefiting from the easement is called the dominant tenement, and the property granting the easement is called the servient tenement.
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tenure
Tenure, in the legal sense, refers to the medieval arrangements of land use between lords and tenants where the tenants provided service in exchange for use of the land. Today, tenure can sometimes refer broadly to a person’s right to use...
term of years
See tenancy for years.
[Last updated in August of 2024 by the Wex Definitions Team]