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Chapter 2 Flashcards

1
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Co-Ownership

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Title of real property held by 2 or more ppl. @ the same time.

aka:
1. Tenancy in Common
2. Tenancy by the Entity
3. Joint Tenancy
4. Concurrent Ownership

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Survivorship

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Right of surviving co-owner to receive deceased co-owners title of property w/o going through probate.
It is immediate.

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Time Share

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  1. Occupy 1 or more units
  2. for 5 non consecutive periods
  3. Over at least 5 years

Freehold or Leasehold

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Prescription

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A method of acquiring an easements by continuous & un interrupted use w/o permission

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Party Wall

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A common wall used by two adjoining striations

ex: Townhome adjoining wall

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Partition

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Legal proceeding dividing property of co-owners that each hold title to a specific portion of the property.

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Mineral Law

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A non freehold/leasehold estate in the area below the surface of the land

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Marital Life Estates

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Created by right of:

  1. Dower
  2. Curtsey
    or
  3. Statutory Substitute
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Lis Pendens

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LIS -
Litigation
IS = is
Pendens = pending

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Life Tenant

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One holding a life estate

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Life Estate

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A freehold estate created for the duration of the life of certain name person(s)

A Non-inheritable estate

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12
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Lien

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Chain one person has against the property of another for an unpaid debt.

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13
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Estovers

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Right of a lift tenant or lessee to cut timber on property for fuel or to use in making repairs to the property.

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14
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Estate

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Owners right to possession of Real Property

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Encumbrance

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Attached to & binding upon real property

  1. Claim
  2. Lean
  3. Charge
  4. Liability
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Encroachment

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A trespass on the land of another as a result of an intrusion by some structure or object.

Ex: your shed on your neighbors property

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17
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Eminent Domain

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The power of government to take private property for use.

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18
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Easement in Gross

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The legal right to use another person’s land for as long as the owner owns that land or the holder of the easement dies.

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Easement

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A nonpossessory right of use in the land of another.

The right of way which one landowner A may enjoy over the land of another B.

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Dower Rights

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Common law right of a wife to the estate and property of her deceased husband.

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21
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Defeasible Fee

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A title that is subject of being lost if certain conditions occur.

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22
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Declaration of Restrictions

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Instrument used to record restrictive covenants on public record.

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Curtesy

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Common law right of a husband to the estate and property of his deceased wife.

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24
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Co-Op

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Form of ownership through stock

Stockholder in a corporation occupy property owned by the corporation under a lease.

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25
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Condo

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Individual ownership of unit + Co-ownership of common areas

26
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Condemnation

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Exercise of power of eminent domain

Taking private property for public use by paying just and fair compensation

27
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Alienation

A

Transfer of title to Real Property

28
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Subjacent Support

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Right to have your land supported from below

Ex: California homes on a hill or Todt hill homes

29
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Annexation

A

Personal property that becomes Real Property by attachment
Fixtures
Ex: Buying tress from a nursery (personal property) and planting them (real property)

30
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Total Circumstances Test

A

Test to determine if item is a fixture or not.
Ask Aunt Irma
I - Intent - Was the intent to make this permanent?
R - Relationship - Owner/Permanent Tenant/Temporary
M- Method - Does the method of attachment mean removal will cause damage?
A - Adaptation - How is the item being used? Ex: Blinds custom made for a custom window.

31
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Wholesaler

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Not selling actual property, you are selling the contract!

You have not closed on property

Make a spread, not a fee

If it is for yourself, you do not need a license

32
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Lateral Support

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Right of land to be supported in its natural state by adjacent land

Ex: Your neighbor cannot remove dirt that affects your land

33
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Accretion

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The gradual, slow deposit of soil, sand or rock onto areas previously covered by water.

34
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Improvement

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Anything of value or additional to improve property value

Improvement = Appurtance

35
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Real Property

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  1. Immobile
  2. Permanence
  3. Indestructible
  4. Unique (Heterogeneity & Non-homogeneity)

Ex: Ponds, Roads

36
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Water Rights

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Reparian = River
Rights TO ACCESS water ex: your dock is on a river

Littoral = Lake or Ocean
Rights BORDERING large bodies of water to access the water.

37
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Tenements

A

Land & all Corporeal & Incorporeal rights in land

Corporeal = Tangible/Visible things (land, house, horses)
InCorporeal = Not Tangible (easement)
38
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Avulsion

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Rapid or Sudden change in land from violent forces of nature
Ex: Flooding

39
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Air Rights

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Ownership & rights to the area above the surface of the earth
Ex: FAA

40
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NC Condominium Act of 1986

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Sale of New Condos
Developers must provide public offering statements and contain remission dates (rights to cancel)

Resale of Condos
Property disclosure required (HOA fees, etc.)

41
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Bundle of Rights

A 
When you purchase a property, you get a "Bundle of Rights" - DEEPC
D-Disposition
E- Exclusion
E- Enjoyment
P- Possession
C- Control
42
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Land

A

Real Property
aka Real Estate or Realty

Includes structures (fences, pool, retaining wall) placed with the intention they be permanent part of the land.

43
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Freehold Estates

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Free to hold the property that provides Title.

  1. Inheritable:
    1a. Fee Simple (Absolute, Determinable & Conditional)
    1b. Pur Autre - 3rd party measures life (ex: when MJ dies, the original owner obtains property back)
  2. Non Inheritable:
    2a. Conventional Life
    2b. Marital Life - Spouses right to property (Not in NC)
44
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Leasehold Estate

A 
Anything less than ownership that provides possession and control but not Title.
Estate:
A. For a certain amount of years
B. From year to year
C. At Will
D. At Sufferance
45
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Right in the land of another

A

Provide a right, but not a title or possession:
A. Easements
B. Profits

46
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NC Joint Tenancy

A

Does not favor right of survivorship, deed must be specific

T - Acquire at the same TIME
T - Acquire TITLE on Deed
I - INTEREST - equal shares unless otherwise states
P - Has the right to POSSESS entire property

47
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Relicition

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Gradual recession of water leaving land permanently uncovered

Ex: Boat was in water, now is surrounded by land

48
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Erosion

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Natural process of water gradually produces a loss of land

Ex: Beach Erosion

49
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Herediments

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All Corporeal & InCorporeal attributes of Real Estate that CAN be inherited.

Corporeal = Buildings
InCorporeal = Right of way, rent
50
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Fructus Naturales

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Fruits of Nature that are Rights of the Soil that are Real Property

  • Grow naturally
  • Perennials

Ex: forest trees or wild berries

51
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Fructus Industrials

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Fruits of Industry that require planting and cultivation that are Personal Property

Emblements - profits from growing crops

Ex: Annual crops of the ground, melon or corn

52
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Emblements

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Personal Property

Profit from growing crops that require your cultivation

53
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Appurtenance

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Rights or privileges that move w/ the title and land

Ex: Walkway on an easement to a dock that is technically not a part of your land that you have the right to use.

54
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Levy

A

Imposition of a tax executing a lien

55
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Intestate Succession

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Distribution of property by descent as provided by statute

56
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Foreshore

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Land between hight and low water marks

57
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Profit or Profit Prendre

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The right to participate in the profits of the land of another

58
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Pur Autre Vie

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For the life of another

A life estate is measured by the life of someone other than the tenant.

Ex: when MJ dies, the tenant leaves property and you go back.

59
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Remainderman

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One having a future interest in a life estate

60
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Revisionary Interest

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The return of title to holder of a future interest

61
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Severalty

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Only 1 person holds the title to a piece of Real Property

Ex: Land

62
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Uniform Commercial Code - UCC

A

Standardized & Comprehensive set of commercial laws & regulating security interests in personal property.

NC Real Estate Exam (3 decks)

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