Chapter 1 - Introduction to Property Flashcards
What is Property?
A relationship between people and a thing.
What is Tangible Property and give examples
Property with a physical form (land, bike, car)
What is intangible property and give examples
Property without physical form (stocks, ideas, characters)
What is real property?
Land
Name the 4 types of real property with examples
Trick question! Onlyly 3 types of real property: 1. Private property (house), 2. Common property (public park) 3. State Property (airport)
This concept grants people access to property they do not own
Easements
Another word for personal property is
Chattel
To have 100% proprietary interest in an object is to have ___ over that object.
Ownership
Possession is not ownership because
possession only requires physical control over that object
true or false, one cannot possess intangible property without also owning it?
False (ex. software license)
What is the Doctrine of Estate?
The old feudal principle: the local lord owned all the land, and everyone upon it was a renter
This event caused objects to be thought of as property:
the industrial revolution
I own my car, and my car, and it is taken care of by me. therefore the car is my ___ and I am it’s ___
Object, Subject
As opposed to common law principles, Aboriginal land Principles can be characterized by:
Interdependence between land and person/communitiy
Aboriginal law was recorded via:
Oral storytelling