Building Lease
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A lease of the soil for the purpose of erecting buildings thereon, usually for a long term. See "Ground Rent."
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A lease of land by which the lessee undertakes to erect buildings thereon.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A lease of land for a long term of years, usually 99, at a rent called a "ground rent," the lessee covenanting to erect certain edifices thereon according to specification, and to maintain the same, etc., during the term.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A lease of land for a long term of years, usually 99, ata rent called a “ground rent,” the lessee coyenanting to ercet certain edifices thereon according to specification, and to maintain the same, éte., during the term.