A situation when two or more people hold a title to a common property and thereby have a common interest in the property as in joint tenancy, tenancy by the entirety etc. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21213
The situation when more than one person has an interest in real property (such as by signing a rental agreement to share an apartment) at the same time. (See also: tenancy in common, joint tenancy, tenancy by the entirety) Found on http://www.nolo.com/dictionary/cotenancy-term.html