Module 3 - Lesson 1 Flashcards
Define Estate
Interest in land that contains various rights associated with ownership or tenancy
Define fee simple estate
person owns the property and has all of the right assc with this ownership
Define leasehold estate
There is only the right to use and occupy a property
Highest estate/absolute right in real property
Fee simple
- Most rights and fewest limitations
finite period of time
leasehold estate
fundamental difference bw fee simple estate & leasehold estate
time
Define Air rights
rights to use space above the physical surface of land
What are Air rights acquired for
construction of a birdge, piers, elevated streets, sidewalks, skyscrapers
Define surface rights
right of land that is not mining rights
Riparian rights
Rights allocated to owners of waterfront properties
Rights allocated to owners of waterfront properties
to acess and use of water
Mineral rights
Right to enter or use land for the purpose of removing mineral on or beneath it
Define concurrent ownership
Two or more persons hold ownership of a property simultaneously
Types of concurrent ownership
Joint tenancy
tenancy in common
Joint tenancy
ownership of land by 2 + ppl whereby if one of them dies, the surviving acquire the property
Right to survivorship
Joint tenancy
if one of them dies, the surviving acquire the property
All owners have equal interest in the property
joint tenancy
4 unities for joint tenancy
title - each owner’s interest must be the same
time - interests created at the same time
possession - each owner must have equal undivided ownership in the property
interest - undivided share of the property
Define tenants in common
ownership of land by 2+ ppl
Difference bw TIC and JT
No right to survivorship w/ TIC
Ownership rights with a condo
FSO w/ the unit and TICO w/ the common elements