Simple English definitions for legal terms
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A special occupant is someone who has the right to live in a certain place or own a certain property. They might get this right because they inherited it from someone else, or because they were specifically named in a legal document. For example, if someone owns a piece of land and says that their son can live there after they die, the son would be a special occupant.
A special occupant is a person who is specifically designated in a conveyance as being entitled to a life estate if the conveyee dies before the end of the life estate. This means that they have possessory rights or control over certain property or premises.
For example, if a person owns a piece of land and they want to ensure that their heir will have possession of the land after they die, they can designate their heir as a special occupant in the conveyance. This means that the heir will have the right to occupy and control the land after the owner's death.