Property Flashcards
What are present estates
possessory estates (duration estates: infinite and limited) & non-possessory estates (interest in estate)
What are infinite duration estates
life estate, and the fee estates( fee tail, fee simple, fee absolute fee defensible, fee simple defeasance, fee simple determinable, condiition subsequent
What are limited duration estates
Tenancy’s (years, periodic, will, sufferance, tenancy)
What are the non possessory interests
given use of the estate (profit, easement, license, covenant)
How are estates held?
Individually (alone) and concurrently ( with a partner or partners ie. jointly, entirely, tenants in common)
How are estates granted?
Agreement ( grant/deed), adversity( adverse possession), necessity, legal concepts(eminent domain/gov taking inheritance, marriage)
How are estates transferred ?
Contracts to sell, deeds, mortgages, recording acts
Rights of the parties to the estate?
Right’s to waste (good waste), rights to support the land, operation rights, rights to enjoy land (no nuisance or trespass)
Waste
- affirmative waste(voluntary purposeful waste)- messing with land unless necessary to maintain (don’t dig mines unless was already there)
-permissive waste- Neglect property (must pay taxes, interest , not principal, not responsible for harm by ouster) - ameliorative waste (CL)- change that enhance property w/o others consent
What is a future estate
a present possessory estate and a future holder (ie. fee simples)
Future interest analysis 1. Identify the estate created, who and what interest does a particular party hold? does the interest violate perpetuities (life in being, plus 21 years)? and/or the remoteness of the vesting of the interests created?
who and what interest does the party hold? does the interest violate perpetuities (life in being, plus 21 years)? and/or the remoteness of the vesting of the interests created?
In what ways can you give possessory estates (fee simple absolute?
Divisible(vis)- by will
Descendible(decendents/children/family)- intestacy
Alienable(allenate/leave/sell)- intervivos(can transfer during lifetime )
what are the condition interests?
Fee simple determinable - terminate automatic and back to grantor
“While” “during” “until” “so long as”
Fee simple subject to condition subsequent - grantor option to re enter
words that show grantor can re enter
Fee simple subject to an executory interest - automatic transfer to TP
“to A, but if A gets married, then to B
What are the Duties of Life Estate :
-Ordinary uses and profits
-don’t commit affirmative waste(voluntary purposeful waste)- messing with land unless necessary to maintain (don’t dig mines unless was already there)
-don’t commit permissive waste- Neglect property (must pay taxes, interest , not principal, not responsible for harm by ouster)
-don’t commit ameliorative waste (CL)- change that enhance property w/o others consent
- Have to pay the interest and taxes on the property not the principal
What does it mean to have a Future interest
interest goes back to grantor or to TP
What are the ways to get a interest back to a grantor?
Possiblity of revertor (possible the remainder interest will revert back to the grantor)
Right to re entry (grantor has a right to re entry and get the property back)
Reversion (property reverts back to the grantor)
what is the name of the next interest after a life estate
-Vested Remainder (automatically will get the property)
-Indefeasibly vested remainder -becomes automatic after life estate expiration. “ To A for life, then to B”
-Vested remainder subject to total divestment
TP gets a condition that another TP can come and take the vested remainder interest
“To A for life, remainder to B, but if B get married, to C”
-Vested remainder subject to open (class gift)
-Vested remainder executory limitation
-Contingent Remainder (get property if something happens)
Fee simple determinable
terminate automatic and back to grantor
“While” “during” “until” “so long as”
Fee simple subject to condition subsequent
grantor option to re-enter
words that show grantor can re enter
Fee simple subject to an executory interest
- automatic transfer to TP
“to A, but if A gets married, then to B
-Vested Remainder
(automatically will get the property)
-Indefeasibly vested remainder
becomes automatic after life estate expiration. “ To A for life, then to B”
Vested remainder subject to total divestment
TP gets a condition that another TP can come and take the vested remainder interest
“To A for life, remainder to B, but if B get married, to C”
Vested remainder subject to open (class gift)
Remainder to a prescribed class and at least 1 can take
“To A for life, remainder to children of B and their heirs”
*B have at least 1 child
*it close end life tenant dies or any member can call for their distribution
Vested remainder executory limitation
TP cut off a remainder by shifting or springing
Shifting- if Life estate don’t fulfill condition, TP cuts off life estate interest
Springing- Granter cuts off Life estate interest if life estate don’t fulfill condition
Contingent Remainder
(get property if something happens)
- Unascertainable taker (unborn) or
“To A for life, then to heirs”
- Conditional precedent to the future interest becoming holder
“To A for life, then B if B graduate from H.S”
What does rap mean and when is it triggered RAP
does it seem like person is every going to get it, w/in 21 years don’t do math)
- gift has to vest or fail within rap time (21 years) .
- [ ] If it not certain to tell if will vest or fail in 21 years then violate rap rule and cant happen EXCEPTION wait and see rule; wait to the even actually happen and see if the gift will vest or fail in 21 years
- [ ] (Example settle say estate to grandkids when will probate …it will fail rap because he probably won’t probate will in another 21years but wait and see would wait to see when he die and see if will actually probate in 21 years)
- [ ] Subsequent grantees and not to revert back to grantor = executory interest that is a violation of RAP
- [ ] What is the Reformed Rap -Merger (shelly rule)- instead of trying to figure out measuring life , wait and see.
- [ ] US rap- provides an alt. 90 years to the 21 years of grant creation
Rap analysis
Rap analysis - 1. Depending on the type of conveyance the rap date will run if real prop, its the date of the creation of the estate (the date the deed was delivered), if a inter vivid trust (the date the trust was created), if a testimony trust (the date of death), power of appointment (if given to donee of 1st prop then measure the suspension from the date of the second property to the date of excursive of power), or if the power to donee is given in the future then( measure the suspension date from the date of the second prop to the first property )2. who is the measuring life? (This person’s death triggers the next estate) if property its the person that’s the ;life tenant…if trust it’ the person who is getting the income (pay too) 3. Was the measuring life alive on the date the power was created 4. Is there additional suspension/a pause beyond the measuring life? Okay just cant be more than 21 years 5. At the end of suspension, where does the prop go? (What kind of
Tenancy of years
a created agreement (lease) for a specfic duration *dont need to be for years, expires at the end
Periodic tenancy
term to term, created by an expressed or implied agreement (implied is from tendernce and acceptance of the rent and is renewed by the continuing acceptance of the rent until terminated by notice (by agreement or written notice in the time period of the time of tenancy)
Tenancy by sufferance or a hold over tenant
stayed longer than agreement, LL can not accept rent, otherwise will turn into a month to month tenancy
Tenancy at will-
is a expressed or implied agreement that it can be terminated at anytime….don’t need notice but a reasonable time to vacate…created when a person gets permission from owner to stay and does not pay rent….once pay rent to is a periodic tenancy
What is termination by operation of law-
Death of either party, sale, re-lease by the LL to 3rd party, assignment by tenant, tenant commits waste
Landlord implicit covenants to tenants (tenant rights)-
possession, quiet enjoyment, no eviction (actual or constructuial)
Residential Owners liability
owners are liable to tenants and their guest in common areas
boards and associations
the board and members of the association are not jointly and severally liable to torts that occur in a common area (ind. owners are not personally liable)gotta sue the association
Rights of the life estates
Life estate duties and exception- They must pay the taxes and interest on the principal if they are living on the property or collecting rent only ..exception: if the land is vacant then no duty so if the remainder pay the taxes or interest on the principal and try to sue the life estate talent ..they will be unsuccessful and will receive nothing,
Rights of the bank
money received from a property that has a judgement lien gos straight to the holder of the judgement lien. Not to the debtor first because they may spend the money
Shelter rule-
Color deed
-out of the chain of title -not in the index system(given to a person that did not acquire title the right way) therefore will not find deed and have not
Wild deed -
ild deed, a person who obtained a deed not knowing that the original grantor also gave the property to another person who gave the property to another person. That other person may have been a bona fide purchaser however they saying the deed out of chain of title
\What areas is LL liable for
Common areas (walkway stairs),Latent defects (disclose defects), Assumption of repairs (negligent repairs), public use(public use property), seasonal or short term lease of furnished dwelling (air bib)(vacation home)(hotels)
Rights of co-tenancy’s to property
cant seek contribution on the repairs from co .. unless the repairs were necessary and requested it and co refused),Improvements- one co cant seek improvements unless they increase the rents or the property), Co tenant that pays the mortgage or taxes may seek contribution by other tenant but if tenant is in sole possession then can only recover the amount that exceeds the market value of the property
Difference between actual and contractual eviction-
actual is oust directly from LL, contractual is oust by a act or condition under the LL control. Tenant must alert the ll…..
Eviction my paramount title-
oust by someone who has title superior then LL
Eviction by eminent domain-
eviction is by gov exercise of eminent domain…ll and tenant but split what was taken under eminent domain
Retalitory eviction
evicting tenant by not providing rights that the tenant is entitled
Warranty of habitability
must be in livable conditions (housing code)