security of tenure

noun

1. (in Britain) the right of a tenant to continue to occupy a dwelling or site unless the landlord obtains a court order for possession of the property or termination of the tenancy agreement

Example Sentences

In their March 31 letter, the U.N. experts portrayed the assistance HUD has offered as insufficient compared to actual compensation, finding that the residents “have accrued security of tenure and possibly homeownership rights, which are no longer linked to their tribal membership.”

From Seattle Times

"There is so much of joblessness. There was a hiring freeze for two years. Students spent money hard earned by their struggling parents for coaching. Now they say there's no security of tenure".

From BBC

Her legal team followed up Monday with the letter to the university’s lawyers saying that Hannah-Jones could not “begin employment with the university without the protection and security of tenure.”

From Seattle Times

In a letter addressed to the university this week, Hannah-Jones' legal team said she will not begin her position as the Knight Chair in Race and Investigative Journalism at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media in July as previously scheduled – and will not take the position without "the protection and security of tenure," NC Policy Watch first reported Tuesday.

From Fox News

"In light of the information which has come to her attention since that time, she cannot begin employment with the University without the protection and security of tenure," the letter read.

From Fox News