Public And Private Control Flashcards
Encumbrance
A burden on a title, including any claim right, lien a state or liability that limits the fee, simple estate anything that removes sticks from an owners bundle of rights is it considered an encumbrance.
Can be money, such as mortgages or trusteed a note or non-money, such as an easement.
Encumbrances can be voluntary such as a mortgage or involuntary, such as a mechanics lien an encroachment, a judgment or Taxes
Specific Lien
Is specifically is against one or more properties as specified in the lead
General Lien
A lien against an individual and whatever real property or personal property or other resources, they may have such as a salary 
Police power
Allows the government to require licenses for certain things.
Allows the government to use property, temporary early and without consent in responding to an emergency
Four sovereign powers of government
Taxation, escheat, eminent domain, and police power
Escheat
When an individual dies, leaving, no will, and no heirs ownership of his or her property S cheats or passes back to the state the state cannot take ownership until the statutory. Has passed, which is three years giving Apple time for heirs to come forth on the state takes ownership. The property is deeded to the state for the benefit of the school fund.
Bulk zoning
Controls density and overcrowding by regulating height, lot size setback, side yards and rear yard requirements 
Board of adjustments
Answers appeals from owners desiring to change zoning
Legal non conforming
Permitted use of a property established at the time of construction, even though the zoning requirements were later
changed
Variance
Permission to vary from prevailing zoning regulations for either building or use purposes 
Spot zoning
I’m all the way across town a provision in a general plan, which benefits, a single parcel of land by creating a different different zone for use just for that parcel which would be different from surrounding properties in the area 
Encroachment
An unauthorized intrusion onto another’s property. Examples would be overhanging trees or shrubs senses. Garage is or sheds built across property lines.
Easement appurtenant
Runs with the land, right of way
Easement in gross
An easement granted to a specific person or specific need. Utility easement or hunting fishing
A dominant tenement or dominant estate
The right of an individual to a specific use of another persons property the dominant tenant is the one who holds the easement