ch 2 Flashcards
Define Appurtenances
a right or privilege that belong to and passes with the land but is not necessarily part of the land. Includes Easements, right of way, condo parking stalls
Metes and bounds
Give directions by distance and direction
define real estate
The land and improvements to land and the right to use them.
three groups of land rights
Surface, subsurface, and air
Improvements
permanently affixed to the land with intent of permanency
Fixtures
Objects attached to land
4 tests for fixture vs. personal property
manner of attachment, adaptation of object, existence of agreement between parties, relationship of parties involved
Riparian rights
Land owner next to river or stream has rights to use it but not to alter it or dam it or prevent users down stream from use
Littoral rights
Land owner next to lake or sea may use or enjoy water without altering it by artificial means
Water permits
springs and wells must have permit to use even though they are on your property
Rectangular survey system
Uses longitude and latitude lines
Base and Meridian
Base lines are longitude and meridians are latitude
Physical characteristics of land
Immobility, indestructibility, Nonhomogeneity, nonfungible
define nonhomogeneity
no two exactly alike
define nonfungible
cannot be substituted each is presumed to be unique
