Tenant By Sufferance - Definition - Law Dictionary Home Dictionary Definition tenant-by-sufferance

Definition :

Tenant by sufferance, denotes after a lease is terminated if the tenant continues in possession without the consent or acquiescence of the lessor, such a tenant is a 'tenant by sufferance'. He cannot be deemed to be 'holding over' when there is no proof or extension of lease in his favour. A tenant by sufferance is entitled to remain in possession of the demised premises till he is evicted in the course of law, Mogilipuvvu Annapurnaiah v. Malampati Narisimha Rao, AIR 1982 AP 253.