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Borrowing someone's building for money, with rules and a deposit held hostage.
means The legal right to occupy a property you don't own, usually for rent over a set period.
from From Latin tenere, to hold — the same root that grips tenant, tenacious, and tenure.
TypesFixed-term and periodic are the two main flavors.
Deposit mathOften capped at weeks, not months, by law.
Tenancy at willStay as long as both parties tolerate it.