Land Law Flashcards

1
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Corporal Hereditaments (7)

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  1. Surface of Land
  2. Buildings
  3. Parts of Buildings
  4. Mines
  5. Minerals
  6. Trees
  7. Plants
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Incorporeal Hereditaments (3)

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  1. Rights
  2. Easements
  3. Rents
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3
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Fixtures (2)

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  1. Part of Land
  2. Pass Automatically on Sale
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Fittings (2)

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  1. Not part of the land
  2. Must be mentioned in contract
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5
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Test to Determine if Fixture or Not

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  1. Degree of Annexation
  2. Purpose of Annexation
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6
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Types of Legal Estates

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  1. Freehold
  2. Leasehold
  3. Legal Interests
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7
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Types of Legal Interests

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  1. Mortgages
  2. Easements
  3. Rent Charges
  4. Profit a Prendre
  5. Right of Entry
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8
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Equitable Interests

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  1. Equitable Mortgage
  2. Restrictive Covenant
  3. Estate Contract
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9
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Elements of Contract

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  1. Offer
  2. Acceptance
  3. Consideration
  4. In Writing
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10
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Valid Deed

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  1. In Writing
  2. Intended to be a deed
  3. Executed as a deed (signed, witnessed, delivered)
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Requirements of good root of title

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  1. Document must be atleast 15 years old
  2. Deal with whole legal and equitable estate
  3. Must contain adequate description of property and not cast any doubt
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12
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Unregistered System: Buyer bound irrespective of notice

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Legal Interests

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13
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Unregistered System: Buyer bound only with notice

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Equitable Interests

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14
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Classification of Land Charges

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  1. C(i) - Puisne Mortgage
  2. C(iv) - Estate Contract
  3. D(ii) - Restrictive Convenant
  4. D(iii) - Equitable Easement
  5. F - Home Occupation Rights
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15
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Unregistered Interests Overriding First Registration

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  1. Lease granted for 7 years or less
  2. Legal Easement
  3. Local Land Charge
  4. Interest of Someone in Actual Occupation
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16
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Adverse Possession of Unregistered Land

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  1. Owner allows occupation for 12 years
  2. Actual Land
  3. Possession has been exclusive
  4. The Possession without permission of landowner
17
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Property Register

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Address, Estate, Rights Benefitting Property

18
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Proprietorship Register

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Holder of Legal Estate

19
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Charges Register

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Rights burdening property

20
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Classes of Title (4)

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  1. Title Absolute
  2. Qualified Title
  3. Possessory Title
  4. Good Leasehold Title
21
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Adverse Possession of Registered Land

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  1. After 10 Years Possession
  2. Possessor has right to apply for title
  3. Owner can object
22
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Exceptions to Owner Objections to Adverse Posession

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  1. Unconscienable to evict squatter
  2. Mistake with boundaries
  3. Landowner knows about squatter
23
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Joint Tenancy

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  1. Not entitled to defined share of property
  2. Principle of Survivorship applies
  3. Legal Estate must be held as joint tenancy
24
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Tenancy in Common

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  1. No Survivorship
  2. May only apply to beneficial interest
25
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Severance

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  1. Coverts joint tenancy to tenancy in common
  2. Applies only to beneficial interest
26
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Methods of Severance

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  1. Written Notice
  2. Bankruptcy
  3. Mutual Agreement
27
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Overreaching

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Mechanism if the buyer pays purchase money to 2 or more trustees, interest of behind-the-scenes beneficiaries transfers from land to sale proceeds

28
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Contents of Lease

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  1. Term of the lease
  2. Rent payable
  3. Quiet Enjoyment
  4. Repair
  5. Alteration of premises
29
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Assignment before 1 January 1996

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  1. Original landlord and tenant remain liable for full lease term
30
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Legal Easement

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  1. Created by Deed
  2. Fixed Period or Last Forever
31
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Easement may arise through

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  1. Express grant or reservation
  2. Implied grant or reservation
  3. Statute
  4. Prescription
32
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Covenant must …

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  1. Touch and concern the land
  2. Parties must have intended for the covenant to run with the land
  3. Covenantee must have held the legal estate that benefitted
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