life tenant
noun[C]
LAW,PROPERTYukus(alsotenant for life)someone who isofficiallyallowedtorentor use anareaoflandor abuildingfor aslongas theylive:
Unless thelifetenant's use isrestricted, they canleasetheproperty.
Examplesoflife tenant
life tenant
A person with a life interest is known as alifetenant.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The owner of a life estate is called alifetenant.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In a typical interest in possession trust, thelifetenantreceives all the income from the trust for the rest of his or her life.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A life interest ends when thelifetenantdies.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thelifetenantunder a will is entitled to income earned after the testator's death, but it often takes some time to ascertain and settle all of those debts.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thus, the prior estate must be one that is capable of ending naturally, for example upon the expiration of a term of years or the death of alifetenant.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The trustees sold a house that was part of the trust property and in breach of trust paid the proceeds of the sale to alifetenant.
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Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He has to preserve a reasonable and proper balance betweenlifetenantand reversioner.
From the
Hansard archive
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The only intention is to put the reversionarylifetenantupon the same footing as the actuallifetenant.
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Hansard archive
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That will only happen in the event of the death of thelifetenantwithin five years.
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Hansard archive
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