leaseholder

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Australia's defence minister Richard Marles said Thursday that Canberra was "disappointed" the Chinese leaseholder of the strategic Darwin Port was challenging efforts to return it to local ownership.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

When construction of housing long planned for the campus has been delayed by funding hurdles, he asked why couldn’t leaseholder funds be used to pay for new construction?

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025

If they exceed the estimate, they can get the shortfall from a leaseholder using something called a "balancing charge".

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2024

If the demand does not comply with either of these requirements, the leaseholder has a legal right not to pay unless and until the service charge is demanded in the proper manner.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2024

"It's a private code," laughed the leaseholder, "but that's the price."

From Five Thousand an Hour : how Johnny Gamble won the heiress by Chester, George Randolph