Property Flashcards
What is property
Real (land)
Personal (Not land)
Chooses in action (Transferrable)
Intellectual (Trademark, copyright, patents)
Real property
Land + things attached to it (fixtures)
Estates
Fee simple (Highest estate, lasts forever, full ownership)
Leasehold (Exclusive possession, specified time)
Life estate (Returned to remainder upon death)
Leaseholds details
Specified time
Contractual + Property rights
Commercial and residential treated differently
Joint tenants
Same property, rights,& time.
Tenants in common
Same property, rights differ, time can differ
Condominiums
Vertical stacking (Fee simple and common property), mid-point of walls/floor/ceilings is border
Conveyances
Updating registry to reflect sale
Forms submitted to land title registry
Personal property
Movable, tangible (goods/chattels), intangible (IP), Personality, virtual things
Bailment
Giving possession but not title to someone else.