Both Uses of

legacy
in
The Sunlight Dialogues

There was a rusted car up on blocks to the right of the house, a legacy from some previous tenant.†
Chpt 1 *

Definition:

coming from the past or left to the future

in various senses including:

in law -- a gift given through a will -- "She left a legacy of $10,000 to her niece."
of a situation -- resulting from the past -- "Today's debt problem is a legacy of profligate spending by prior administrations."
of culture -- a practice passed from one generation to the next -- "The city has along legacy of bribes and corruption."
of technology -- something that still uses old technology -- "We're using a legacy software that only the old-timers know how to update."
of a member or potential member of an organization -- the child of a previous member -- "She is a legacy candidate."