Estates And Tenancies Flashcards
Personalty
Chattel. Same as emblements…personal property, etc.
Bundle of Rights
Time, Title, Interest, Possession
Right to use. Right of possession. Right to transfer (sell, lease, will)
Right of encumbrance. Right to exclude.
Freehold
Includes property ownership and indeterminate duration.
Determinable fee
Based on duration of ownership.
(Has conditions).
Example… Continue to do this, and you may stay here.
“As long as” or “while”
Fee Simple Absolute
Highest quality of ownership.
Inheritable
Fee Estates
Non-inheritable
Life Estates
Fee Tail
Limited to blood relatives only. Not legal in AZ
Pur autre vie
For the life of another.
Dower
Wife’s interest in the husbands property.
Not in AZ
Curtesy
Husbands interest in the wife’s property.
Not in AZ
Homestead
Protect equity up to 150K in primary residence. (Never applies in default or foreclosure.)
Nature of an easement
One persons right o use someone else’s land.
Easement By Prescription
Created by open, hostile, continuous use for ten years.
May be lost by non-use for 5 years
Trespass
W/O permission.
Nuisance
Examples…
Hanging tree branches.
Offensive smells.
Loud noise.
Abatement actions
Court order to remove a nuisance.
Joint Tenancy
Time, title, interest, possession. You Do Not have to be related.
If any of these are destroyed, tenancy is terminated.
Tenancy in common
You may have uneven ownership.
You can sell your share w/o permission.
Terminated by agreement to sell.
Community property
Must be married @ the time of purchase.
Community Property w/ Right of Survivorship
Probate to the other spouse.
The purpose is to step up the value.
You don’t have to be married.
Partnership Property
Stock or securities.
Cooperative
Stock (with a lease)
Individual ownership plus common area interest.
Differences in a condo and townhouse.
Condo is w/o land.
Townhouse is w/land.