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1
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Land

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Center of earth to earth’s surface and upward to infinity (including permanent natural objects such as trees and water).

2
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Real Estate

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Land at, above, and below the earth’s surface, plus all things permanently attached to it, whether natural or artificial (includes improvements)

3
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Real Property

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Land + Real Estate + interests, benefits and rights automatically included in ownership.
Bundle of Rights.

4
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Appurtenance

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Right or privilege associated with the land such as parking space.

5
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Chattels

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Personal property such as chairs, clothing, money and bank accounts.

6
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Emblements

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Annually cultivated crops such as fruit, vegetables are considered personal property.
AKA - Fructus Industriales

7
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Severance

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When real property becomes personal property.

Ex. Cutting down a tree

8
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Annexation

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When personal property becomes real property.

Ex. Concrete turned into a sidewalk

9
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Fixtures

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Personal property that has been affixed to land or a building that, by law, it becomes part of real property.
Ex. HVAC, kitchen cabinets

10
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Trade Fixture

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Article owned by a tenant and used in conducting business (or a chattel fixture).
Ex. Pizza Oven

11
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Accession

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Unremoved trade fixtures become real property of the landlord.

12
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Economic Characteristics of Real Property

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4 types:
Scarcity - rare commodity
Improvements - Shopping center or house
Permanence of Investment - large fixed investments such as drainage, sewer, water will remain forever
Area Preference / Situs - “To Place” location, location, location.

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Physical Characteristics of Real Property

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3 types:
Immobility - geographic location cannot be changed
Indestructibility - land is indestructible
Uniqueness / Nonhomogeneity - no two parcels of land are exactly the same

14
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Specific Performance

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“No money damage can make buyer whole”. Seller defaults selling real property a judge can make them sell it since no other alternative exists to make the buyer whole.