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Chapter 6 - Property Law - Terminology Flashcards

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property over which the owner or possessor has relinquished control with no intent to regain control

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abandoned property

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an addition or increase in property

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accession

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possession of property with the possessor’s having immediate control over it

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actual possession

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taxes based on the assessed value of the property taxed

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ad valorem taxes

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personal representative appointed by probate courts to handle administration of a decedent’s estate

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administrator/administratrix

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possession of real property without consent of the owner that can result in acquiring tittle after a period of prescribed years upon compliance with requirements of statutes

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adverse possession

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children born after a testator executes a last will or testament

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after-born children

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an auxiliary administration of a decedent’s estate in a state other than the state of the decedent’s domicile

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ancillary administration

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agreement to pay the balance due on a note secured by a mortgage

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assume the mortgage

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person or entity entrusted with someone’s property

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bailee

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entrustment of property to someone to perform some service or repair on the property. (mechanic, dry cleaner)

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bailment

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one who entrusts property to another for a specified purpose

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bailor

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persons designated to receive property from another person’s insurance policy, will or trust

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beneficiary

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a local board authorized to grant exceptions an variances from land use zoning ordinances and regulations

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board of adjustment

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a local board authorized to revise the assessed values of properties subject to ad valorem taxation

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board of equalization

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one who makes a purchase in good faith, that is, without the attempt to defraud or deceive

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bona fide purchaser

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governmental regulations specifying he requirements for the construction of buildings

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building codes

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a right not reduced to possession by recoverable by a lawsuit (wages)

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chose in action

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an amendment to a last will and testament

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codicil

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cash or other asset pledged as a security for repayment of a debt

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collateral

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property acquired by a husband and wife during their marriage, other than property acquired by gift or inheritance, in a state that has community property laws

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community property

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building whose owners have title to individual units in a multi-unit structure and who have title in common with other owners to the amenities and other common elements of the property

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condominium

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organization of condo owners that governs the maintenance and uses of the amenities and other common elements of the property

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condominium association

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mixing of goods belonging to different owners

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confusion

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the ability to effectively control something, even if it is not actually in one’s possession

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constructive possession

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a form of ownership in which a person buys shares of stock in a corporation in order to occypy a unit in an apartment or business building

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cooperative form of ownership

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the exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, sell, or distribute the matter and form of something (as a literary, musical, or artistic work)

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copyrights

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agreements, such as within a contract

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covenants

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a deed by which a borrower conveys legal title to real estate to a trustee who holds title as security for a lender

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deed of trust

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a judgment entered by a court for sus remaining due a creditor or motgagee after the creditor reposesses and selss goods or after the mortgagee forecloses and causes the mortgaged property to be sold

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deficiency judgment

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beneficiaries of real property under a last will and testament

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devisees

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deprived of receiving an inheritance from a decedent

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disinherited

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place of a person’s permanent residence

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domicile

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ability to exercise the right to property and authority to deirect its disposition

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dominion and control

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one who receives a gift

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donee

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one who makes a gift

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donor

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a provision in a mortgage that stipulattes that the entire unpaid balance due on the mortgages indebtedness will become due upon transfer of the property that is collateral for the mortgage debt

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due-on-sale clause

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right to use a part of someone else’s land as a right-of-way for purposes of ingress to and egress from otherwise landlocked property

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easement of necessity

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a rights of use over the property of another. Frequently refers to right-of-way across privately owned land.

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easements

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a share of a deceased spouse’s estate that a surviving spouse is entitled to claim in some states

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elective share

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the power of government or of individuals and corporations authorized to perform public functions, to take private property for public use. 5th Amendment requires just compensation

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eminent domain

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regulations adopted by administrative agencies designed to implement statutory protections of the environment

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environmental regulations

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an interest in real property that can be enjoyed only during the lifetime of a named person

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estates during the life of another

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intersts in lands and property attached thereto

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estates in real property

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the person appointed by a testator to execute a will

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executor/executrix

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the highest interest in real property that hte law recognizes

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fee simple estate

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an estate in real property conveyed to a person (grantee) and to the heirs of the grantee’s body

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fee tail estates

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allowed to continue, such as use of a land contrary to a new zoning law

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“grandfathered in”

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one to whom a grant is made. usually a person or entity that acquires title to real estate

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grantee

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one who makes a grant. Usually one who deeds property to another

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grantor

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entrustment of property for the benefit of bailor to a person (bailee) who receives no compensation and has a limited responsibility

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gratuitous bailments

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persons entitled to succeed to the property of a decedent who died intestate

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heirs

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a tax imposed by many states on the receipt of property from a decedent

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inheritance tax

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property with no tangible value, such as bonds, promissory notes or stock certificates

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intangible personal property

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a trust established during the lifetime of the grantor or settlor

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inter vivos trusts

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without a will

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intestate

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a trust that cannot be revoked

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irrevocable trusts

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a form of holding title to property where two or more persons share in the ownership

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joint tenancy

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a form of property ownership whereby upon death of one party, that party’s interest in the property becomes the property of the surviving joint tenants

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joint tenants with right of survivorship

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the constitutional requirement that a party whose property is taken by government under the power of eminent domain be justly compensated for the loss, normally at fair market value

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just compensation

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system developed under the feudal system where an occupier or tenant held lands subordinate t a superior, usually a lord

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land tenure

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developing criteria for present and future uses of lands–for example, zoning

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land use planning

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the branch of the civil law that deals with the relationships between owners and tenants

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landlord-tenant law

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legal declaration by which a person provides for the distribution of his property at death

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last will and testament

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the legal interest in property that a tenant acquires by lease (usually written) from the owner

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leasehold

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those who receive personal property under a decedent’s last will and testament

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legatees

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a party who leases real or personal property from a lessor (owner)

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lessee

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a party (sometimes called a landlord) who leases real or personal property to a lessee (tenant)

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lessor

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permits to act for specified purposes

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licenses

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a claim of a right or interest in or charge against another’s property

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lien

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an interest in property (usually real estate) that allows the life tenant to use and control the property during his or her lifetime

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life estates

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a holder of a life estate in property

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life tenant

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a trust created by a grantor during his or her lifetime. also known as an inter vivos trust.

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living trusts

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property that the owner has involuntarily parted with and about which the owner is without knowledge as to how or where to find it.

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lost property

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written contract creating a lien against a specifically described real property to secure payment of a note or other undertaking.

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mortgage

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one who takes or holds a mortgage (usually a lender)

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mortgagee

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one who executes a mortgage (usually a borrower) to secure payment for an obligation

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mortgagor

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a type of bailment where the owner of the property and the person receiving the property each receive a benefit. (lease of a motor vehicle)

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mutual benefit bailments

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a legal proceeding to apportion undivided interests of owners in real property. (division of land OR proceeds)

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partition suit

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all species of property other than land an things attached to land

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personal property

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one who administers an estate, sometimes known as an executor of a testate estate or an administrator of an intestate estate

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personal representative

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refers to acquiring an easement by long, continued, uninterrupted use, that is, by prescription

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prescription

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the judicial determination of the validity of a will

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probate

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a court that exercises jurisdiction over the probate of wills and administration of estates of decedents

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probate court

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a document executed by a buyer creating a lien in favor of a seller of real property for the unpaid balance of the purchase price

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purchase money mortgage

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a legal conveyance by a grantor to a grantee of an interest, in any, the grantor has in land described in the deed

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quitclaim deed

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land and building permanently attached thereto

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real property

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governmental regulations that result in a substantial diminishment in the value of an owner’s property

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regulatory taking

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person designated to receive an estate in real property upon expiration of the prior estate.

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remaindermen

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agreements among property holders restricting the use of property or prohibiting the rental or sale of it to certain parties

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restrictive covenants

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action by a lessor to terminate a tenant’s occupancy because the tenant has angered the lessor, usually by reporting a housing violation to public authorities

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retaliatory eviction

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a trust that the grantor reserves the right to revoke

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revocable trust

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a mortgagor’s right to pay all sums due the mortgagee before a foreclosure sale and thus redeem the mortgagor’s right to the property that has been foreclosed

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right of redemption

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a written contract between a debtor and a creditor granting the creditor a security interest in collateral

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security agreement

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a sum deposited by a tenant either with a lessor or in escrow to guarantee performance of the tenant’s obligation under a lease

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security deposit

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an interest in collateral that a creditor acquires to ensure repayment of a debt

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security interest

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approval by zoning boards that permit uses within a particular district conditioned upon compliance with special requirements

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special exceptions

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property that has physical form and substance and value in itself

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tangible personal property

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a form of ownership of property by a husband and wife. Survivor becomes the owner of the property

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tenancy by the entirety

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a form of ownership of property whereby each tenant in common owns an undivided interest in the property

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tenants in common

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the legal capability to execute a last will and testament

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testamentary capacity

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a trust created under a last will and testament

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testamentary trust

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a person who executes a last will and testament

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testator/testatrix

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a legal relationship created when a party known as the grantor or settlor transfers legal title to assets to a second party known as the trustee for the benefit of a third party known as the beneficiary

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trust

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one who holds legal title to assets transferred by a grantor or settlor to be held and administered for the benefit of a third-party beneficiary

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trustee

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a credit against a federal estate taxes (exemption up to a certain amount)

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unified credit

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deviations granted by a Board of Adjustment where enforcement of zoning regulations would impose an undue hardship on the property owner

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variances

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a deed from a grantor conveying an interest in real property to the grantee with various covenants, including the grantor’s warranty defend the title to the property conveyed

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warranty deed

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an expression (in most instances written) that makes known the intent of the signer (testator) as to the disposition of his or her property. Also the last will and testament

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will

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