Ch 35 Flashcards
legally protected rights and interests in anything with an ascertainable value that is subject to ownership
property
land and everything attached to it, such as trees and buildings
real property
property that is movable any property that is not real property
personal property
all forms of personal property
chattel
an absolute form of property ownership entitling the property owner to use, possess, or dispose of the property as he or she chooses during his or her lifetime. On death, the interest in the property descends to the owners hairs
fee simple
co-ownership of property in which each party owns an undivided interest that passes to her or his heirs at death
tenancy in common
tenants by the entireties= marriage
joint tenancy
a voluntary transfer of property made without consideration, past or present
gift
ownership rights in property, including the right to possess and control the property
dominion
a situation in which the personal property of one person is entrusted to another, who is obligated to return the bailed property to the bailor or dispose of it as directed
bailment
1) Personal Property
2) Delivery of position (without title)
3) Agreement that the property will be returned to the bailor o otherwise disposed of according to its owners directions
3 elements of bailment