Chapter 5: What Is Real Estate? KEY TERMS REVIEW 1 Flashcards
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Accretion
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an increase of land caused by the gradual depositing of solid material by the action of water
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Air rights
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belong to owner of land below
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Alluvion
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solid material deposited by a body of water
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Avulsion
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sudden change of the course of a stream
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Bundle of rights
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possession, control, enjoyment, and so on
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Chattels
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tangible personal property
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Corporeal
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tangible
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Devise
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leave real estate to someone by will
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Emblements
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annual crops
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Erosion
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the wearing away of land usually due to the action of wind or water
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Fixture
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once personal property, now real estate
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Hereditament
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anything that can be inherited
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Improvement
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manufactured attachments to land