cotenant

Definition of cotenantnext

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Noun
  • That’s because Rhapsody was a subtenant of Giordano’s, the national pizza chain that closed in 2022 after less than a year in the space.
    Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The plaintiffs alleged that MTS’s manager of real estate assets and MTS’s property manager for the warehouse were both aware that San Diego Sports Entertainment Center and its subtenants were operating without proper building or occupancy permits.
    Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The State Land Board closely monitors drought conditions and manages grazing on a case-by-case basis in coordination with lessees, spokeswoman Emily Barbo said in email.
    Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The homeowner had leased the home to an employee of ASAP Squatter Removal, which gave them residency rights over the property; the company then acted on behalf of the lessee and new owner to force the residents out, according to Wagstaffe.
    Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The real estate agents said that a single-family home would essentially become a rooming house with unrelated tenants sharing living spaces that are normally overseen by zoning regulations.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
  • But shoppers and retail tenants at the massive indoor shopping mall on the Southwest Side got a seven-day reprieve after Judge Leonard Murray did not grant a request from city officials to quickly shutter the mostly vacant indoor shopping center due to safety concerns.
    Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Food is so scarce and making rent so difficult that characters are perennially taking in lodgers who share beds and sleep in kitchens.
    Colton Valentine, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Phantom Ranch lodgers, including the hiker, were evacuated by helicopter due to the hazardous gas.
    Alexandra Hardle, AZCentral.com, 16 July 2025
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“Cotenant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cotenant. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.

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