tenant at sufferance

noun [C] (plural tenants at sufferance)

Definition

› LAW, PROPERTY a tenant who stays in a building, etc. after the lease has ended, and without the owner's permission: A tenant at sufferance is liable to pay rent, but can be evicted at any time.

(Definition of tenant at sufferance noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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