CEMENT THREE Flashcards
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SURFACE WATER LANDOWNERS - NATURAL FLOW THEORY - SURFACE LANDOWNERS ARE LIABLE WHERE THEY
- UNREASONABLY ALTER NATURAL DRAINAGE
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IN ORDER TO JUSTIFY A CONDITION ON A BUILDING PERMIT, THERE MUST BE A
- NEXUS BETWEEN LEGITIMATE STATE INTEREST AND CONDITION IMPOSED.
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WHERE A NEXUS IS FOUND BETWEEN CONDITION ON BUILDING PERMIT AND LEGITIMATE STATE INTEREST, THERE MUST ALSO BE
- ROUGH PROPORTIONALITY BETWEEN REQUIRED DEDICTATION AND
- IMPACT ON COMMUNITY.
- CITY BEARS BURDEN OF MEETING THIS HIGHER TEST.
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SURFACE WATER - COMMON ENEMY THEORY - THE LANDOWNER MAY DO
- ANYTHING TO CHANGE DRAINAGE/COMBAT FLOW
- AS LONG AS IT DOESN’T CAUSE UNNECESSARY DAMAGE TO OTHER’S LAND
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THREE COMPETING THEORIES OF SURFACE WATER LANDOWNERSHIP ARE
- NATURAL FLOW VS.
- COMMON ENEMY VS.
- REASONABLE USE THEORY
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EASEMENT BY RESERVATION IS CREATED WHERE
- GRANTOR CONVEYS TITLE TO LAND
- RESERVES RIGHT TO CONTINUE USING LAND FOR STATED PURPOSE
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STATUTE OF FRAUDS - WHERE A CONTRACT IS BETWEEN MERCHANTS, AND A RECEIVING MERCHANT FAILED TO OBJECT TO A CONFIRMATION MEMO WITH A TRANSCRIPTION ERROR REGARDING THE QUANTITY OF GOODS WITHIN 10 DAYS
- THE MISTAKE IS BINDING.
- (CONSIDER EQUITY DEFENSES.)
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FOR NOTICE STATUTES, FOR THE BFP WHO TAKES WITHOUT NOTICE, MAKE SURE SHES IS TAKING WITHOUT NOTICE OF A
PRIOR, UNRECORDED, INTEREST
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SELLER’S AGENT MAY STILL EARN COMMISSION WHERE THE SALE FAILS TO CLOSE DUE TO
- SELLER’S FAULT
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BUYER’S AGENT IS TECHINICALLY A SUBAGENT OF THE
- SELLER’S AGENT
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LANDLORDS AND NO SELF HELP - LANDLORD MAY NOT
- FOREFULLY REMOVE TENANT’S PROPERTY
- CHANGE LOCKS
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WHERE TENANT DOES NOT PAY RENT AND CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN POSSESSION, LANDLORD MAY
- FILE FOR NOTICE OF EVICTION
- SUE FOR RENT DUE
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WHERE TENANT REMOVES FIXTURES, HE COMMITS
- WASTE
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WHERE AN ILLEGALITY BY A TENANT IS MINOR, IT MAY NOT
- CONSTITUTE A BREACH
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HOLDOVER TENANT - WHERE A LANDLORD ELECTS TO IMPOSE A NEW PERIODIC TENANCY ON A HOLDOVER TENANT, HE CAN DEMAND HIGHER RENT WHERE
- HE GAVE NOTICE OF THE INCREASE BEFORE THE LEASE EXPIRED.
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COMMERCIAL LEASE - IF A HOLDOVER TENANT IS A COMMERCIAL TENANT, HE CAN IMPOSE A YEAR TO YEAR PERIODIC TENANCY WHERE THE ORIGINAL LEASE WAS
- OVER A YEAR LONG
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A TENANCY AT WILL WILL TERMINATE BY OPERATION OF LAW WHERE
- DEATH OF EITHER PARTY
- WASTE BY THE TENANT
- ASSIGNMENT BY THE TENANT
- TRANSFER OF THE TITLE BY THE LANDLORD
- LEASE BY THE LANDLORD TO A THIRD PARTY
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A TENANCY AT WILL MUST BE CREATED BY
- EXPRESS AGREEMENT
- (IF NO EXPRESS AGREEMENT, THE COURTS WILL TREAT THE LEASE AS AN IMPLIED PERIODIC TENANCY)
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WHILE A TENANCY AT WILL CAN BE TERMINATED BY EITHER PARTY, THIS IS USUALLY REQUIRED
- A REASONABLE NOTICE TO VACATE
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TERMINATION OF PERIODIC TENANCY REQUIRES THAT THE TERMINATION MUST BE AT THE
- END OF THE PERIOD OF THE TENANCY
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FOUR MEANS OF CREATING PERIODIC TENANCY
- EXPRESS AGREEMENT
- IMPLICATION (RENT IS PAID AT SET INTERVALS)
- INVALID LEASE BUT LANDLORD ACCEPTS PAYMENT*
- HOLDOVER TENANT BUT LANDLORD ACCEPTS PAYMENT*
PERIOD OF TENANCY IS FOR AMOUNT OF TIME PAYMENT COVERS
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TENANCY BY THE ENTIRETY - RIGHT OF PARTITION
- ONE SPOUSE CANNOT CONVEY HER PORTION
- ANY ATTEMPT TO DO SO IS INVALID
- NO DESTRUCTION OF TENANCY
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TO REACH A TENANCY BY THE ENTIRETY, THE CREDITORS MUST BE
CREDITORS OF THE COUPLE
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WASTE - A CO-TENANT CAN BRING AN ACTION AGAINST ANOTHER CO-TENANT FOR
- WASTE
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WATCH OUT RAP QUESTIONS THAT INVOLVE A WOMAN AND HER CHILDREN, BECAUSE THE ASSUMPTION IS A WOMAN CAN HAVE CHILDREN
- UNTIL SHE DIES
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SPRINGING EXECUTORY CUTS SHORT THE
- GRANTOR’S INTEREST
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GRANTING AN INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY THAT TERMINATES IN FIVE YEARS, AND SHIFTS THE OWNERSHIP TO A THIRD PARTY IS A
- FEE SUBJECT TO EXECUTORY INTEREST
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AMMORTIZATION AND NON-CONFORMING USE - USE OF AMMORTIZATION TO SATISFY TAKINGS CLAUSE
- NONCONFORMING USE’S IMMEDIATE VALUE IS AMMORTIZED OVER THE COURSE OF A SET PERIOD
- ONCE THE VALUE OF THE NON-CONFORMING USE REACHES ZERO
- THE NONCONFORMING USE ENDS.
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SURFACE WATER - REASONABLE USE THEORY
- UTILITY OF USE IS BALANCED AGAINST
- HARM CAUSED BY THE USE
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MORTAGEE CAN TAKE POSSESSION OF LAND WHERE MORTGAGOR
- CONSENTS
- ABANDONS
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A HOLDER IN DUE COURSE MUST TAKE THE NOTE IN GOOD FAITH AND PAY
- VALUE OF PROPERTY
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HOLDER IN DUE COURSE IS SUBJECT TO DEFENSES THAT MAKE THE CONTRACT
- VOID
- (NOT VOIDABLE DEFENSES)
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BFP’S FOR VALUE INCLUDE
- MORTGAGEES FOR VALUE
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WHERE BUYER INTENDS TO SUE FOR BREACH, AND NOTIFIES SELLER OF INTENT TO SUE FOR BREACH BEFORE CLOSING, THE CONTRACT WILL NOT
- MERGE INTO THE DEED
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TACKING FOR ADVERSE POSSESSION IS SATISFIED WHERE
- ONE ADVERSE CLAIMANT OUSTS THE PRECEEDING CLAIMANT
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FUTURE INTERESTS AND ADVERSE POSSESSION - THE SOL DOES NOT BEGIN TO RUN UNTIL
- THE INTEREST BECOMES POSSESSORY
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FOR ADVERSE POSSESSION, WHERE A TENANT REMAINS, IT WILL LIKELY NOT BE CONSIDERED ADVERSE BUT TENANT WILL BE CONSIDERED A
- HOLDOVER TENANT
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NEGATIVE EASEMENTS MAY ONLY BE CREATED THROUGH
- EXPRESS GRANT
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CATEGORIES OF ACTS THAT MAY BE PREVENTED THROUGH EASEMENT
- LIGHT
- AIR
- SUPPORT
- STREAM OF WATER
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IF BOTH SERVIENT AND DOMINANT PARCEL HOLDER USE AN EASEMENT, THE REPAIR COSTS ARE
- APPORTIONED
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AN EASEMENT BY RESERVATION IS VOID WHERE IT RESERVES THE USE
- FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANOTHER
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AN EASEMENT CREATED BY NECESSITY WILL TERMINATE WHEN
- THE NECESSITY ENDS