Property and Property Rights Flashcards
Ad Valorem Tax
A tax “ according to valuation’. Property taxes are based on the value of the property being taxed.
Annexation
The process of changing personal property to real estate
Board of Appeals
Local city or town committee that rules on matters of variances
Building Code
A set of rules established by state or municipal government to regulate standards in the construction trades.
Bundle of Rights
A concept used to describe all of the rights that an owner has in the property’s owned.
- Control
- Possession
- Enjoyment
- Disposition
- Exclusion
Chattel
An article of tangible personal property.
Chattel Personal
A Chattel (item of personal property) that is movable. Example: Furniture - a table
Chattel Real
A chattel ( item of personal property) that is associated wit a piece of real estate. Example: a lease.
Corporeal
Interest in property that is tangible such as buildings or trees as opposed to intangible such as an easement
Emblements
Growing crops that are produced annually through labor and industry. Considered personal property even before harvest. Also known as FRUCTUS INDUSTRIALES.
Eminent Domain
The right or government ( Federal, State or Municipal ) to take title to private property for the common good; through a process known as CONDEMNATION
Escheat
Process by which property reverts to the state when no will or heirs exist or when the property is abandoned
Fixture
An article of personal property that has become real property by being attached to the realty.
Heterogeneity
Physical characteristic of being. Used in reference to real property. There is no exact duplicate ( also known as Non-homogeneity
Improvements
Additions to real property that are intended to increase value ( more then maintenance or repairs )
Incorporeal
Intangible or non-possessory rights in real estate. No physical substance. Ex: right of way
Intangible
Having no physical or material being. Example right of way
Intestate
Property owner dies without a Will or with a will that is defective. Property changes ownership through the state laws of decent.