Encumbrances & Transfers Of Ownership Flashcards
Permission to use a property which may be revoked at any time.
License
An easement that is not appurtenant to anyone parcel.
Easement in gross
The unauthorized placement of permanent improvements that intrude on adjacent property owned by another.
Encroachment
Status provided to a homeowners principal residence that protects the home against judgments up to specified amounts
Homestead
A gift of personal property by will
Bequest
Dying without leaving a will.
Intestate
Process by which there is an addition or reduction to property by the efforts natural forces.
Accession
Gradual build of alluvium by natural causes on property bordering a river, lake or ocean.
Accretion
Occurs when land that has been covered by water is exposed by receding of the water.
Reliction
The act of transferring ownership, title, or interest.
Alienate
The person receiving the property, or to whom it is being conveyed.
Grantee
The person conveying or transferring the property.
Grantor
A document in real estate.
Instrument
It is a court proceeding to clear a cloud on the title of real property.
Quiet title action
Notice that indicates pending litigation affecting title on a property.
Lis Penden
Which of the following is the best definition of encumbrance?
a. The degree, quantity, and extent of interest a person has in real property.
b. Anything that affects or limits the fee simple title to or value of property.
c. The use of property as security for a debt.
d. Any action regarding property, other than acquiring or transferring title.
b. Anything that affects or limits the fee simple title to or value of property.
This is the DRE’s definition of an encumbrance.