party wall
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Origin of party wall
First recorded in 1660–70
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As a result, the property wall was effectively a party wall, he said, and "needed to come down anyway".
From BBC • May 23, 2023
Another potential pathway for unintended air flow between adjoining apartments is the common or "party" wall, a shared wall separating two individual units that is typically not airtight from top to bottom.
From Salon • Feb. 14, 2021
He said they were both in the bedroom at the time and his wife was still in bed, next to the party wall between the properties.
From BBC • Jan. 13, 2020
“The letter writer should have done his or her homework before moving into an apartment that shares a party wall with the gym,” said Joel E. Abramson, a Manhattan real estate lawyer.
From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2015
She 's at law with O'Reilly about the party wall.
From The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) by Lever, Charles James
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