Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

occupancy.

1. The act, state, or condition of holding, possessing, or residing in or on something; actual possession, residence, or tenancy, esp. of a dwelling or land. 2. The act of taking possession of something that has no owner (such as abandoned property) so as to acquire legal ownership. See ADVERSE POSSESSION. 3. The period or term during which one owns, rents, or otherwise occupies property. 4. The state or condition of being occupied. 5. The use to which property is put.