Property 2 Flashcards
(24 cards)
A type of personal property if you buy something or make it, you own it!
Purchase and Creation
The first person to seize something existing in nature own it
Capture
or natural increase. if your livestock have babies, you own the babies
Accession
claiming property that others originally owned.
Finding
property that the owner has unintentionally parted with and doesn’t know where it is.
Lost
Property that the owner intentionally parted with and dosen’t know where it is
Mislaid
Property that the owner has no interest in retrieving, regardless of how it was left
Abandoned
the finder can claim possession against anyone except the true owner
Lost Property
goes to the owner of the premises where mislaid, who must follow similar rules to the finder of lost property
Mislaid property
finder keepers
Abandoned property
A person holding title in an item can ___ it to another
Gift
The person giving is the ___ and the recipient is the ___
Donor/Donee
the intent to relinquish all property rights for nothing in return
Donative intent
are a way to convey property to a beneficiary without giving them total control
Trusts
Trust comes in Two forms:
Revocable: may terminate, and change the trust, can freely access the assets, and does not provide protections from creditors or tax savings.
Irrevocable Trusts: cannot be terminate or meaningfully changed the grantor, the grantor gives up ownership and control.
Control and protect the assets
Handle accounting and taxes
Manage and invest the funds
Disburse funds to the beneficiary as appropriate
Trustee responsibilities
Is a document that outlines how the deceased would like their property divided up.
Will
the collection of property owned by the decedent is their
Estate
if the deceased had debts or other obligations,_____ may be able to recover some assets from the estate, even against the declaration the will
Creditors
A person who dies without a will is said to have died
Intestate
is the legal process by which a deceased person’s assets are distributed when they die without a valid will
Intestate Succession
Is the legal procedure by which the government can seize ownership of private land for “public use”
Eminent Domain
is the process by which local government dictate what types of activities may be conducted on certain parcels of land.
Zoning
the process of executing a will after a person dies, disturbing property, and settling any disputes is referred to as
Probate