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disseizor, yet he cannot be sued in trespass until the owner 

 enters. 1 



22. Quasi Tenancies. A vendor of land who re- 

 mains in possession after the execution of a contract of 

 sale, a judgment debtor in possession of attached land, or 

 a mortgagor in possession, in a jurisdiction in which a realty 

 mortgage is held to vest the title to the land in the mort- 

 gagee prior to redemption, is a tenant at will or by suffer- 

 ance. Likewise a purchaser in possession under an execu- 

 tory contract of sale, a purchaser at a tax sale in possession 

 prior to the period allowed for redemption, or a mortgagee 

 in possession under a mortgage having the legal effect of 

 a lien, is ordinarily considered to occupy the premises as a 

 tenant. Executors, administrators, trustees and guardians 

 also may sustain relationships toward land similar to forms 

 of tenancy. 



1. Modern Law of Real Property, Tiffany, Chicago 1912, Sec. 60, p. 150. 



