9: Introduction to Present Possessory Estates, Terminology Flashcards
Present Possessory Estates
type of property ownership where the holder has the present or current right to possess the real property
“to B and his heirs”
PPE, Fee Simple Absolute
the most common form of property ownership
PPE, Fee Simple Absolute
absolute ownership of potentially infinite duration
PPE, fee simple absolute
Fee simple absolute is freely _____, _____, _____, _____ (TADD)
alienable, transferable, devisable (able to be transferred by will), descendible (will pass to heirs through intestacy)
Fee simple absolute has _____ corresponding future interest
no
fee simple absolute is a present _____ _____
present possessory estate
May be terminated by the occurrence of an event
PPE, Defeasible Fees
Defeasible fees are present _____ _____
possessory estates
“to B and his heirs, until B gets married”
PPE, fee simple determinable
Fee simple determinable is limited by specific _____ language
durational
Fee simple determinable terminates _______ upon the happening of a stated condition
automatically
FSD
Fee simple determinable
FSD, Future Interest: possibility of _______
possibility of reverter
FSD, Future Interest, POR: upon the occurrence of the stated ______, the estate automatically reverts back to the ______ (automatic forfeiture)
condition, grantor
FSD is _____, _____, _____ (but condition still applies)
transferrable, devisable, descendible
FSDPOR
fee simple determinable possibility of reverter
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fee simple determinable possibility of reverter
“to B and his heirs, but if B gets married, then A can reenter Blackacre”
PPE, Fee Simple Subject to Condition Subsequent
FSSTCS
Fee simple subject to condition subsequent
FSSTCS is a present _____ _____
possessory interest
Fee simple subject to condition subsequent is ______ in ______ by specific ______ language
Fee simple subject to condition subsequent is limited in duration by specific conditional language
Fee simple subject to condition subsequent is _____ indefinite, but subject to defeasance upon the happening of a ______ event
Fee simple subject to condition subsequent is potentially indefinite, but subject to defeasance upon the happening of a specified event
FSSTCS, Future Interest, right of _____
FSSTCS, Future Interest, right of entry