Chapter 2

Question 1

annexation

Answer 1

attaching person property to land so it becomes a fixture and legally part of real property.

Question 2

appropriative rights

Answer 2

water rights allocated by government permit, according to an appropriation system. it is not necessary to own property beside the body of water to apply for an appropriation permit.

Question 3

appurtenance

Answer 3

a right that foes along with ownership of real property, usually transferred with the property but may be sold separately

Question 4

bill of sale

Answer 4

a document to transfer ownership of personal property from one person to another

Question 5

bundle of rights

Answer 5

all property rights that are conferred with ownership and run with the land, including the right os disposal, use, and enjoyment.

Question 6

chattel

Answer 6

a piece of personal property

Question 7

emblement or fructus industriales

Answer 7

a crop that is planted and cultivated through someone’s labor and industry. emblements are consider to be personal property. called fructus industriales

Question 8

encroachment

Answer 8

a physical object intruding onto neighboring property, often due to a mistake regarding the boundary.

Question 9

fixture

Answer 9

a manufactured attachment; an item of personal property attached to or closely associated with the real property in a way that it legally becomes part of the real property.

Question 10

fructus naturales or natural attachment

Answer 10

naturally occurring plants generally considered part of real property also called natural attachment.

Question 11

leashold improvement

Answer 11

a fixture a landlord attaches to real property for tenant use.

Question 12

improvements

Answer 12

additions to real property that are manufactured; increases property value, such as a barn or building.

Question 13

land

Answer 13

the surface of the earth, everything under the ground to the center of the earth, and the airspace above as far as can reasonably be used.

Question 14

littoral rights

Answer 14

water rights of landowners whose land touches non-flowing water such as a lake, sea, or ocean.

Question 15

personal property

Answer 15

tangible items that are not permanently attached to or part of real estate, not real property. moveable property to not affixed to the land. also called chattel

Question 16

real estate

Answer 16

the actual physical land, everything attached to it, and the rights of ownership (bundle of rights) also called realty

Question 17

riparian rights

Answer 17

water rights of landowners whose land touches a natural body of flowing water such as a stream or river.

Question 18

severance

Answer 18

a process to detach a fixture from the land and revert it to personal property

Question 19

trade fixtures

Answer 19

personal property that a tenant annexes to the leased property because it is necessary to their trade or business, the tenant may remove the item prior to the expiration of the lease.