contracts Flashcards
Contracts
Consideration, Offer and Acceptance, Legal purpose & capacity, Agreement
Addendum
Something added to printed contract – Page listing other things buyer wants
Option contract
Agreement to allow a buyer to purchase or not, at a future date
Lease/ Purchase
two contracts – lease for a period and option or sale contract
Consideration
something for something - promise to give money for title
Contingency
Provision in contract that requires a certain act be done before contract becomes binding
Offer
One party offers to do something for something in return
Counteroffer
response to offer with another offer
Unilateral
one sided – offer
Bilateral
Promises made by two parties - two sided - sales contract
Duress
contract signed under threat
Express contract
Contract in writing
Implied contract
an agreement based on the actions of the parties
Executory contract
contract in which something remains to be done (closing)
Executed contract
closed
Execute
Sign contract
Listing agreement
between broker and principle to pay commission if broker sells property
Assignment
transferring interest in instrument to another
Mortgages are assigned to secondary market
Conveyance
Transference or refers to any document that transfers title to real property
Acknowledgement
Notorized for recording
Offer and acceptance
“meeting of the minds”
Void contract
one that did not meet the requirements of a valid contract (forged name)
Voidable contract
one that appears to be valid , but may be voided (minor signed)
Minor
Alabama must be 19 or 18 and married to sign contract
Rescission
canceling of contract
Novation
substituting another contract
Breach of Contract
violation of contract without excuse
Earnest Money
good faith money to prove intention - not required for valid contract
Liquidated damages
– an amount predetermined as the total damages for breach of contract (earnest)
Specific performance
– legal action to compel a party to carry out terms of contract
Statute of Frauds
–law that requires instruments involving real estate to be in writing to be enforceable
Statute of Limitation
– law that puts time limits on bringing action in court
Time is of the essence
– clause in contract that requires performance within a certain time
Laches
Loss of rights due to delay in asserting claim (property inspection)
Building permit
written government permission to construct or alter a structure
Certificate of Occupancy
– government permission to use structure – all inspections passed
Conditional Use Permit
Permission to allow use that conflicts with zoning (day care in residential)
Brokerage
Bringing together sellers and buyers for a fee
Agent
person employed to act on behalf of another
Broker
Qualifying Broker- Responsible for all acts of all agents
Primary business, supervision of all agents, signor on escrow accounts, place of business
Transaction Broker
Relationship begins as TB, assisting parties until agency agreement is signed
Single agent
agent working for one party in a transaction – must be in writing
Dual agent
agent working for both sides of transaction – must be in writing and signed by all
Branch office
different locations must have a qualifying broker
Independent contractor
- responsible for end results, not subject to employee controls
Procuring cause
person who’s efforts acquire a ready, willing and able buyer
RECAD
Real Estate Consumer Agency Disclosure –
Must be given to consumer at first contact before confidential information is disclosed to another
Land
earth’s surface, including below and above & anything permanently attached to it
Situs
Personal preference for one area over another
Real property / Real Estate
interest, rights, and benefits inherent in real estate ownership
Appurtenant
– right, privilege, or improvement belonging to and passing with property
Tangible
physical – the property
Intangible
Non –physical – rights that go with property
Appurtenant Easement
– easement that attaches to one property that allows use by adjacent landowner
Annexation
– Process of converting personal property to real property (planting a tree)
Severance
Process of converting real property to personal property (cutting down a tree)
Fixture
Personal property (chattel) that has become real property Ceiling Fan
Improvement
any structure erected on a site to enhance the value of the property
Trade fixture
Personal property that does not become real property Restaurant equipment
Chattel
– personal property – personalty
Fructus Industriales
Emblements - Fruits of Industry / agricultural crops – personal property
Fructus Naturales
Trees & bushes – real property
Mineral Rights
Subsurface rights may be sold separately
Water rights
Adjacent lands have rights that water not be restricted or contaminated
Littoral rights
non-flowing – Lunar – to high water mark
Riparian rights
flowing water – River – right to access and use water
Title
Right to ownership of land, Evidence of ownership of land – Not a piece of paper
Eminent domain
Government right to take private property
Condemnation
– process of taking private property for public use through eminent domain
Dedication
voluntary transfer of private property to public use
Inverse Condemnation
Action taken by adjacent property owner for damages (airport expansion)
Manufactured Housing
Wheel Estate – Built offsite and trucked in on wheels Only 5% moved again