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Real Property and Forms of Ownership Flashcards

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Personal Property

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Property that is moveable, may be owned by a person, and is not real property; also called “chattel” or “personalty”

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Trade Fixture

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A piece of equipment or other item that is on or attached to the real estate and is used in a trade or business

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Emblements

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Growing crops and crops produced
through cultivation that belong to the tenant during cultivation and after harvest

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Severance

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Altering the characteristics of an item from real property to personal property by removing it from land

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M.A.R.I.A.

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M-method of annexation
A-adaptability of item to land’s use
R-relationship of the parties
I-intention of placing item on land
A-agreement of parties

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Economic Characteristic of Real Property

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Scarcity; Improvements; Permanence of Investments; Location or Area Preference

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Physical Characteristic of Real Property

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Immobility; Indestructibility; Uniqueness

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Legal Description

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A method of identifying a property in written words that allows for an unambiguous interpretation of a property’s boundaries and location

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Survey

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A blueprint or map showing measurements, boundaries, and area of a property; sometimes required by lenders to ensure that no encroachments exist

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Metes and Bounds

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A survey system using points of reference and directional indicators to identify and locate a property for legal purposes

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Lot and Block “Plat Reference System”

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A legal description that refers to a lot and block number within a subdivision as indicated on a recorded subdivision plat

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Rectangular Survey System/Rectangular Government Survey System (RGSS)

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A governmental survey system that describes land in reference to principal meridians and baselines

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Monument

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A permanent landmark sometimes used in metes and bounds legal descriptions to describe very large pieces of property

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D.E.E.P. C.

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D-disposition (gives the owner the right to sell or convey the property)

E-exclusion (provides the owners with the right to decide who may or may not access the property-owners can exclude others from their property)

E-enjoyment (gives the owner the ability to use the property in any legal manner)

P-possession (property is owned by the title holder)

C-control (allows the owner to control the use of the property, including how others may use the property)

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Surface Rights

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Include both land and water rights

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Subsurface Rights

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Rights pertain to the right to use underground resources, such as natural gas and minerals, which is why subsurface rights are often called mineral rights

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Air Rights

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Rights to use the airspace above the land may be sold or leased independently of the land itself

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Right of Profit

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Example) the right to harvest timber and sell it.

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Land

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Includes the surface of the land, as well as the earth below the surface, any attached natural items, and the airspace above the land

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Real Estate

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Includes the land itself, as well as any attached items—such as buildings, pools, and monuments

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Real Property

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Includes real estate, as well as the rights that are included in property ownership.

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Bundle of Rights

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The tangible and intangible rights of ownership that come with owning real property; includes the right to sell individual “sticks” in the bundle separately from the land itself

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Categories of Water Rights (2)

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Riparian rights; Littoral rights

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Riparian Rights

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Granted to landowners whose land abuts a river or stream. (To remember this, keep in mind that riparian and river both start with R.)

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Littoral Rights

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Granted to landowners whose land borders closed bodies of water, such as lakes and oceans. (An easy way to remember this is that both littoral and lake begin with L.)

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Natural Processes Associated with Water Rights

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Accretion; Alluvion; Accession; Erosion; Avulsion; Reliction

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Accretion

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The process in which water carries rocks, sand, and soil and causes land build-up

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Alluvion

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New deposits of land that are the result of accretion (common at the mouth of large rivers)

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Accession

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The increase of land or property due to natural or man-made causes

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Erosion

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Gradual loss of land due to natural force

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Avulsion

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Rapid loss of land

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Reliction

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Gradual receding of water, which uncovers new land

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Doctrine of Prior Appropriation

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A legal doctrine that grants water rights to the first individual or entity to take water from a source for beneficial use, such as agriculture or municipal water supplies

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Estate

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Interest in land; alternatively, assets owned by a deceased person

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Possession

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The right to live or work on a property

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Interest (Property)

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The right or claim a person has to property

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Fee Simple Absolute

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An inheritable estate with absolute ownership; provides the most complete form of ownership and bundle of rights in real property

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Title

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Evidence of ownership of a property

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Tenancy

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Possession of property

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Two Types of Estates

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Freehold - Ownership for an undetermined length of time, ex) homeownership; Leasehold - An estate for a limited time, ex) renting/leasing

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Fee Simple Estate (Freehold)

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Conveys all of the rights of ownership, including use, disposition, and inheritability; Can be passed down to heirs

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Life Estate (Freehold)

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Doesn’t convey the entire bundle of rights because the owners hold the estate for only their lifetime; May be based on another named individual’s lifetime

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Conventional Life Estate (Life Estate)

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Grants possession and limited ownership of an asset to someone for as long as they live

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Estate in Reversion (Life Estate)

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When the holder of a particular estate conveys that estate to someone else for a specified period of time, but with the understanding that at the end of that period, the estate will revert back to the grantor

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Remainderman (Life Estate)

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The person receiving title upon the death of the life tenant; goes to a third party

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Estate for Years (Leasehold)

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A lease that ends on a specific date, survives the death of either party, and is inheritable.

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Tenancy at Will (Leasehold)

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An estate for an unknown period of time; either party may terminate the lease by giving notice to the other.

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Tenancy at Sufferance (Leasehold)

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Created when a tenant wrongfully holds over past the end of the duration period of the tenancy

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Commercial Leases (Name 3 Types)

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Gross; Net; Percentage

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Gross Lease

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All expenses related to the property, such as taxes, insurance, and maintenance, are part of the lease payment and are paid by the landlord

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Net Lease

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The tenant pays some or all property expenses (taxes, insurance, maintenance, etc…) separately. Triple net means tenant pays all three, double net pays two, etc…

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Percentage Lease

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The tenant pays a base rent plus an additional charge that’s a percentage of the tenant’s gross sales

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Loft Lease

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Provided for rental of floor space for open spaces; Generally preclude tenant from making structural changes or any changes that could impact utility services

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Lien

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A claim against property made by someone in order to secure payment of a debt

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Collateral

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An asset that has been pledged by the recipient of a loan as security on the value of the loan

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Lien Priorities

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Highest priority-senior loans, real property tax liens and special assessments; Second priority-mechanic’s liens and materialmen’s liens; Third and subsequent priority-all others, usually in the order of filing

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