Property 1 Flashcards
(30 cards)
In a legal sense, property is often referred to as a ___ of rights
Bundle
The right to make decisions about and altercations to the property (often limited by local regulations, HOA agreements, historical status.)
Control
The right to sell, give away, destroy property.
Disposition
the right to use the property as you see fit, without onerous outside interference.
Enjoyment/Use
the right to keep other from using or entering your property or to remove them.
Exclusion
What are the Four Types of Properties?
Real Property, Personal Property, Intellectual Property, & Fixtures
Land and things that are attached to land and immovable (primarily buildings)
Real Property
encompasses any tangible or intangible item of value that a person can own, excluding real property (land and things permanently attached to it).
Personal Property
physical, movable objects; books, boats, care, computers.
Tangible
Property with no physical form - money in a bank account, stocks and bounds (etc)
Intangible
a form of intangible personal property that represents ownership of an idea: copyrights, patents, and trademarks.
Intellectual property
often refers to appliances that starts as personal property and then becomes semi permanently attached to real property
Fixtures
are rights that have become fully effective
Vested Property rights
depend on some future condition to become effective.
Contingent property rights
means sole ownership by one person
Severalty Ownership
is property held simultaneously by 2+ people, and comes in 3 forms
Concurrent ownership
Types of Joint Ownership
Tenancy by the entirety (married couples, 100% right of survivorship)
Joint Tenancy- 50/50, right of survivorship)
Tenancy in Common- 50/50, no R.O.S)
A person’s ownership of real property is often reffered to as an ___ or an ____ in land and comes in a variety of forms
Estate/Interest
often referred as the “true owner of the land’’ - can pass that interest in the land onto heirs.
Fee simple
gives a person an interest in land for their life, which cannot be passed onto heirs
Life estate
the person who owns the land and gives a life estate to another is called
The Grantor
The grantor may choose to pass the property on (fully or in the form of a life estate) to another person after a life estate expires. such recipient is called
Remainderman
allows a tenant a possessory interest in land for a period of time.
Leasehold
convey not an interest in real property, but a limited right to access and use.
Easements and Licenses