sitting tenants

A form of sitting tenant — A tenant who is already in occupation of a premises, especially when there is a change of owner. The tenant is not evicted when the property is sold to a new owner.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of sitting tenant
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APA

sitting tenants. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sitting%20tenants

MLA

“sitting tenants.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sitting%20tenants. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sitting tenants,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sitting%20tenants.

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