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oc·cu·pan·cy /'ä-kyə-pən-sē/ n pl -cies1: the fact or condition of holding, possessing, or residing in or on somethingoccupancy of the premises2: the act or fact of taking or having possession (as of abandoned property) to acquire ownership3: the fact or condition of being occupiedoccupancy by more than 400 persons is unlawful4: the use to which a property is putdesigned for industrial occupancy
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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actual possession, control, dominion, enjoyment, habitation, holding, inhabitancy, occupation, ownership, possessio, possession, proprietorship, residence, retention, temporary possession, tenure
associated concepts: certificate of occupancy, continuous occupancy, illegal occupancy, partial occupancy, physical occupancy, principal occupation, residency laws, right of occupancy
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enjoyment (use), habitation (act of inhabiting), inhabitation (act of dwelling in), occupation (possession), ownership, possession (ownership), seisin, tenancy, tenure
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.Occupying or taking possession of a property with title to it.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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Living in or using premises or property as a tenant or owner; includes someone who lives in or uses abandoned property with the intention of acquiring ownership.Category: Real Estate & Rental Property → Buying a HouseCategory: Real Estate & Rental Property → HomeownersCategory: Real Estate & Rental Property → Renters' & Tenants' RightsCategory: Real Estate & Rental Property → Selling a House
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n.1 The condition or act of possessing or living in a dwelling or on some property.2 The period of time during which one rents, owns, or in some way possesses property.3 Having actual possession of a place that has no owner so as to acquire legal rights to ownership.See also adverse possession.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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Gaining or having physical possession of real property subject to, or in the absence of, legal right or title.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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Gaining or having physical possession of real property subject to, or in the absence of, legal right or title.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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n.1) living in or using premises, as a tenant or owner.2) taking possession of real property or a thing which has no known owner, with the intention of gaining ownership.See also: occupant
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
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occupancy — oc‧cu‧pan‧cy [ˈɒkjpənsi ǁ ˈɑːk ] noun [uncountable] formal 1. PROPERTY when someone uses a building or piece of land for living or working in: • The facility will be ready for occupancy on Feb. 20. 2 … Financial and business terms
Occupancy — Oc cu*pan*cy, n. [See {Occupant}.] 1. The act of taking or holding possession, especially of real property or rental property; possession; occupation. [1913 Webster] 2. The state or condition of being occupied; as, occupancy by more than 250… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
occupancy — (n.) 1590s, condition of being an occupant; from OCCUPANT (Cf. occupant) + CY (Cf. cy). Meaning fact of occupying is from 1833; that of proportion of available space that is occupied is attested by 1974 … Etymology dictionary
occupancy — [n] residence of place control, deed, habitation, holding, inhabitance, inhabitancy, occupation, ownership, possession, retention, settlement, tenancy, tenure, term, title, use; concepts 518,710 … New thesaurus
occupancy — ► NOUN 1) the action or fact of occupying a place. 2) the proportion of accommodation occupied or used … English terms dictionary
occupancy — [äk′yo͞o pən sē, äk′yəpən sē] n. pl. occupancies [< OCCUPANT] 1. a) an occupying; a taking or keeping in possession b) the period during which a house, etc. is occupied 2. the condition of being occupied 3. Law the taking possessio … English World dictionary
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occupancy — oc|cu|pan|cy [ˈɔkjupənsi US ˈa:k ] n [U] formal 1.) the number of people who stay, work, or live in a room or building at the same time single/multiple occupancy ▪ single occupancy room rates ▪ Hotels in Tokyo enjoy over 90% occupancy. 2.)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
occupancy — Taking possession of property and use of the same; said e.g. of a tenant s use of leased premises. Period during which person owns, rents, or otherwise occupies real property or premises. Occupancy is a mode of acquiring property by which a thing … Black's law dictionary
occupancy — Possession in fact. The use of premises. 29A Am J Rev ed Ins § 895. The taking possession of those things which before belonged to nobody. 42 Am J1st Prop § 34. In reference to the rights of an occupying claimant:–such an occupancy as under the… … Ballentine's law dictionary