Daryo Jun 5, 2018:

With only the elements given by the Asker "tenancy" would appear to be considered only under the viewpoint of its duration, but when you get hold of the template, you can see the content of the whole section about "tenancy", and then it becomes clear that it's about all aspects of the "tenancy" linking the interviewees and the place where they live. Thus a different option added to my initial proposition:

"mode de possession / occupation (?) du logement" (établir / évaluer / enquête sur / constater l'état des faits concernant / ..."

which is more or less the same as yours.

Unsurprisingly, having a better idea of the context in which the term is used can shift its meaning.

Germaine May 23, 2018:

Donc, pour rectifier ma traduction antérieure:

SECTION 3: [INVENTAIRE] [RECENSEMENT] [DÉTERMINATION] [DE LA TENURE] [DU TYPE DE JOUISSANCE/DE DÉTENTION/D'OCCUPATION] DU LOGEMENT
1​[Occupation]. J'aimerais maintenant vous poser quelques questions à propos de votre résidence. Depuis combien de temps occupez-vous votre logement actuel?
X [Occupation future]​​ Combien de temps pensez-vous continuer à occuper ce même logement? Votre meilleure estimation suffit...

Germaine May 23, 2018:

Daryo, Finding what appears to be the source certainly clears some fog, but does it prevent you to open a dictionnary? I doubt it. I would think that such clarification should allow you to make an informed choice of the dictionary entry that may apply to the word/expression as used in a specific context.

For example, while some dictionaries strictly define "tenure" as the legal right to live in a particular building..." (syn. occupancy, holding, occupation, residence) and the period of time during which someone holds an office (syn. term of office), others extend such meaning to "the act, right, manner, or term of holding something" (Merriam-Webster) and, in British property law, to "the duration of the holding or occupying of property" (R&C). So, you're right, "tenure" may have the (unexpected at first) meaning of "duration" - therefore "durée" - somewhere here.

Does it apply everywhere? Now that we know more about the context - thanks to your finding of what appears to be the source! - I still think that the title is about the legal right of property, while the questions are about a duration. Should this second use of "tenure" be translated "durée" ? I would prefer "Occupation".

Daryo May 23, 2018:

@ Germaine a bit of searching the Web gets you if not the ST, then the "master template" on which it's based:

http://s3.amazonaws.com/prindex/publications/4/PRIndex_Quest...

clears a lot of fog once you get that one, FAR MORE than any dictionary entry.

I had to rely on my collection of dictionaries and encyclopedias when there was no Web, that was up to 20 years ago ...

Germaine May 20, 2018:

NikkoTh, J'ai l'impression qu'il s'agit bien plus d'un relevé ou d'une enquête que d'une "évaluation". Quoi qu'il en soit, on parle d'une étude du mode de possession des biens:

Tenure: the conditions under which land or buildings are held or occupied.
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/tenure

Le terme (de common law) est le même en français: "tenure". En contexte, je dirais:

SECTION 3: [INVENTAIRE] [RECENSEMENT] [DÉTERMINATION] DE LA TENURE DU LOGEMENT
1​[Habitation]. J'aimerais maintenant vous poser quelques questions à propos de votre résidence. Depuis combien de temps occupez-vous votre logement actuel?
X [Habitation future]​​ Combien de temps pensez-vous continuer à occuper ce même logement? Votre meilleure estimation suffit. Veuillez coder la réponse dans la catégorie supérieure si elle tombe entre deux tranches. Par exemple, si le répondant dit "5 ans", codez "Entre 5 et 10 ans".

(Je suppose qu'on demande éventuellement au répondant s'il est locataire ou propriétaire, s'il a l'intention de devenir (co)propriétaire et le cas échéant, d'une propriété divise ou indivise.)

NikkoTh (asker) May 20, 2018:

Some additional context Tenure classification - Please confirm the following classification is correct based on your understanding of the respondent’s situation. Correct prior responses if possible. Discuss with supervisor if correction not possible.