from
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
HOLDING OVER. The act of keeping possession by the tenant, without the
consent of the landlord of premises which the latter, or those under whom he
claims, had leased to the former, after the term has expired.
2. When a proper notice has been given, this injury is remedied by,
ejectment, or, under local regulations, by summary proceedings. Vide 2
Yeates' R. 523; 2 Serg. & Rawle, 486; 5 Binn. 228; 8 Serg. & Rawle, 459; 1
Binn. 334, a.; 5 Serg. & Rawle 174; 2 Serg. & Rawle, *50; 44 Rawle, 123.