Assignment 2 (Chapter 3 & 4) Flashcards
Joint Tenancy
A form of property ownership where all joint tenants have equal shares and rights, and upon death, the interest transfers to surviving tenants.
Tenants in Common
A form of property ownership where each owner has a distinct, separate share that does not automatically transfer upon death.
Life Estate Without Impeachment
A life estate where the life tenant is not liable for common law categories of waste but can still be liable for equitable waste.
Equitable Waste
Waste caused by the life tenant out of spite or malice, which the life tenant can still be held liable for, even if they have an estate without impeachment.
Land Title Act
A conveyance does not need to be registered to be enforceable between parties, but registration is needed for protection against third-party claims.
Good Faith Purchaser
A buyer who purchases property without knowledge of prior claims or issues, typically protected under the Land Title Act if they register their interest.
Building Scheme
A group of restrictive covenants attaching to multiple lots in a development, requiring equal application to all lots and the same seller for all buyers.
Restrictive Covenant
A legal obligation imposed in a deed by the seller upon the buyer to do or not do something in relation to the property.
Registration
Required for protection against third-party claims but not necessary to validate a conveyance between the parties to the transfer.
Fee Simple Interests
Interests in land that are indefinite in duration, freely transferable, and the most extensive interest one can have in land under common law.
Joint Tenancy vs. Tenants in Common
Joint tenancy allows equal shares and right of survivorship; selling a share severs the joint tenancy only for the seller’s portion.
Severance of Joint Tenancy
Occurs when one joint tenant sells or transfers their interest, converting that share to a tenancy in common with remaining joint tenants.
Easement
An interest in land owned by another that entitles its holder to a specific limited use or enjoyment, such as access to a lake.
Licence
A contractual right to enter or use someone else’s land for a specific purpose, but it is not an interest in land.
Fraudulent Transfer
A transfer of property obtained through deceit or false pretenses, which can be nullified, removing the fraudulent party from the title.
Assurance Fund
A fund established to compensate individuals who lose their interest in land due to errors or frauds in the land registration system.
Right of Survivorship
The right by which, upon the death of a joint tenant, the deceased’s interest automatically passes to the surviving joint tenants.
Severance of Joint Tenancy
Occurs when one joint tenant sells or transfers their interest, which converts that share into a tenancy in common with the remaining joint tenants.
Life Tenant
A person who has the right to use and occupy real estate for their lifetime but does not own the property outright.
Permissive Waste
Occurs when a life tenant fails to maintain the property, leading to its deterioration.
Voluntary Waste
Deliberate damage or changes made by the life tenant that can devalue or alter the property beyond normal wear and tear.
Unregistered Conveyance
A transfer of property that is not recorded in the land title office but is still enforceable between the original contracting parties.