Estate by Sufferance Law and Legal Definition
Estate by sufferance is a type of leasehold estate in which a tenant stays in possession of a property after the lease has expired or been legally terminated without the consent of the owner/landlord. It is the holding by one who came into possession rightfully, after the termination of the interest under which s/he came into possession, for example, the continuance in possession after the termination of a life estate by a person who had entered under a lease from the life tenant.
Legal Definition list
- Estate by Statute Staple
- Estate by Purchase
- Estate by Entireties
- Estafa
- Establishment, Development, or Improvement of a Public or Nonprofit Community Rehabilitation Program [Education]
- Estate by Sufferance
- Estate by the Curtesy
- Estate for Years
- Estate in Coparcenary
- Estate in Expectancy
- Estate in Joint Tenancy
