ground lease

  • 1ground lease — see lease Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. ground lease n. A leas …

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  • 2Ground Lease — An agreement in which a tenant is permitted to develop a piece of property during the lease period, after which the land and all improvements are turned over to the property owner. A ground lease indicates that the improvements will be owned by… …

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  • 3ground lease — noun : building lease * * * ground lease, a lease of land for building …

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  • 4ground lease — A lease of vacant land, or land exclusive of any buildings on it, or unimproved real property. Usually a net lease. See also ground rent lease …

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  • 5ground lease — A lease of vacant land, or land exclusive of any buildings on it, or unimproved real property. Usually a net lease. See also ground rent lease …

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  • 6ground lease — A lease of land, as opposed to a lease of a building. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …

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  • 7lease — 1 / lēs/ n [Anglo French les, from lesser to grant by lease, from Old French laisser to let go, from Latin laxare to loosen, from laxus slack] 1 a: a contract by which an owner of property conveys exclusive possession, control, use, or enjoyment… …

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  • 8lease — Any agreement which gives rise to relationship of landlord and tenant (real property) or lessor and lessee (real or personal property). Smith v. Royal Ins. Co., C.C.A.Cal., Ill F.2d 667, 671. A contract for exclusive possession of lands,… …

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  • 9lease — Any agreement which gives rise to relationship of landlord and tenant (real property) or lessor and lessee (real or personal property). Smith v. Royal Ins. Co., C.C.A.Cal., Ill F.2d 667, 671. A contract for exclusive possession of lands,… …

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  • 10ground rent — n 1: the rent paid by a lessee for the use of land esp. for building 2: a rent charge reserved to himself or herself or his or her heirs by the grantor of land in fee simple, on perpetual lease, or on lease for a renewable term of years ◇ Ground… …

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