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1
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Rights in Land

Easement

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right to come onto land to do something or prevent you from doing somehting

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Rights in Land

Ways to create an easement
PrEx NecImp

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1) express
2) prescription
3) implication
4) necessity

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Rights in Land

Esement by prescription

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(like adverse possession)
-continuous for statutory period
-open and notorious
-actual
-hostile

(does not need to be exclusive)

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Rights in Land

Easement by Implication

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implied from prior use

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Rights in Land

Easement by Necessity

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no other way to get on property
(necessary-need to do it)

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Rights in Land

Positive v Negative Easements

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positive- right to do something on the land
negative-prevent doing something on the land

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Rights in Land

How long do Easements last

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FOREVER

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Rights in Land

Termination of Easement

Ways to terminate and easement
I Agree to Merge and Abandon in Time

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1) by agreement
2) time
3) merger
4) abandonment
I agree to merge and abandon in time

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Rights in Land

Requirements for Abandonment of Easement

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1) must leave AND
2) express intent not to return

nonuse is NOT enough

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Rights in Land

Covenant Creation

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always created in writing
promise for a promise
governed by contract principles

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Rights in Land

Negative v Positive Covenant

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positive: allowed to do something
negative: restricted from doing something

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Rights in Land

How long do covenants last?

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Forever if they ‘run with the land’

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Rights in Land

What does it mean for a covenant to ‘run with the land’?

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1) in writing
2) intent
3) notice
4) privity
5) touch and concern the land

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Rights in Land

What does it mean to “touch and concern the land”?

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about the use of the land

means it is not for personal use

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Rights in Land

What does it mean to not run with the land

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1) personal use or
2) a covennant in a lease (contractual relationship)

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Rights in Land

Equitable Servitude

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looks like a restrictive covenant but seeking injuction instead of damages

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Rights in Land

Implied Reciprocal Servitude

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large tract of land/divided
restriction against all landowners
1) must be enforceable againast ALL AND
2) notice

Go on forever and are enforceable

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Rights in Land

how to know there is an implied reciprocal servitude

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look for common scheme- restrictions common to everyone

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Rights in Land

How long do these servitudes last?

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forever unless change in circumstance
-restrictions last forever as long as profile and character of community remains the same

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Rights in Land

License

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right to enter property
-revocable at the will of the grantor

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Rights in Land

Profit

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interest in land to take things off of the land (mining, drilling, etc)

22
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Rights in Land

Taking

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governemnt can take private property for public use for jsut compensation

23
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Rights in Land

Water Rights

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2 types of water questions
-bodies of water
-melted snow or rain

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Rights in Land

Quesiton with bodies of water on 2 lands

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reasonable use of water if it affects the other landowner

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Rights in Land

Question with melted snow or rain

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reasoanble means to alter flow even if it harms other owner to some degree (cannot flood, just reasonable)

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Rights in Land

Crops

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1) If on the property, (trees, grass) naturally, part of the real property
-real property goes along with the title
2) If planted, personal property
-still goes with grantee unless
a) expressly held by grantor or
b) tenants had right to harvest before sale

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Rights in Land

Support Rights

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1) undeveloped land damages= strict liability
2) developed=
a)strictly liable if it would have happened anyway (building did not contribute)
b) negligence if it would not have happened (buildings contributed to collapse)

28
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Rights in Land

Underneath, subjacent digging

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Liable based on negligence

29
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Nuisance

Private Nuisance

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unreasonable intereference with use and enjoyments of property

objective, reasonable person standard

30
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Nuisance

Public Nuisance

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effects public at large
-suit is brought by a public official
-if private idfnividual brings the suit, must prove special damages

31
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CIC

Common Interest Owned Community

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development where individual lot owners have covenant requiring payment of dues to an association (HOA)

32
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CIC

Types of CICs

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1) Property owners association: owners required to belong and pay dues to association
2) condominium: created by statute, declaration, and a plat describing boundaries and common areas (owners have individual mortgages)

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Condos

CIC Condominium Declaration

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sets forth obligations and rights of owners and each owners share percentage to pay taxes, maintenance etc

34
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Rights in Land

Condominium ownership

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each owner owns indiivdual structure of unit (walls, celing ,etc)
common areas- each owner owns as Tin C with other owners (cannot partition)

35
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CoOps

Co-Op

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corporation owns one or more buildings and lease to shareholders
-blanket mortgage on whole property

36
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Running a CIC

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1) Declaration- contains rules, covenants, etc.
2) Governing documetns: bylaws, Articles of Incorporation governing the association

Declaration is always given most weight

37
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CICs

Association

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manages day to day, board runs the association, board memeber elected by members of the association, board may hire a manager

38
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CIC

Developer

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creates assopciation and over time transfers power to the association–association can terminate rights with developer (has 2 years to vote to terminate by 2/3 vote)–may not use power to change declaration, to change character of neighborhood (unless declaration allows)

39
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CIC

What board can and cant do.
Board rules and fees must be:

A

-reasonably related to furthering a legitimate purpose of the association
-cannot make rules that restrict use of any owner
-can impose fines and reasonable inspections
-can take away privileges
-can sue

39
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CIC

community powers of the board

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board msut act reasonably necessary for property at lard (ie- if the property needs a new roof, must replace)
-board levies a tax for repairs, implements fees, etc.

40
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CIC

Borard’s Duty to Members

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1) ordinary care in managing property and finainacial affairs
2) transparency (have to give reasonable access to members to information)

41
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CIC

Duties of Board

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-act in GF
-act as ordinary director of CIC

42
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CIC

Liability of Board Members

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not joint and severally liable

43
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Fixtures

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Chattel that has been so affixed to the land that it has ceased being personal property and has become part of the realty

44
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Common ownership

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When a person owns both the land and the fixtures affixed to it

45
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Divided ownership

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Occurs when a landlord owns the property, but someone wise affixed the chattel to the land

46
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Ownership of chattel in divided interest cases

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Question is whether the ownership of the chattel has passed to the landowner.

47
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Accession

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Term used to describe the intent of the annexor to make the chattels a permanent part of the real estate

48
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When do items become part of realty

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When they become incorporated into the realty sinfully thaf they lose thier identity or when identitificario. Of the xhattelnisnsrill possible but removal would cause considerable loss or destruction

49
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Trade fixtures exception

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Tenants could remove an item used in the trade or business that would have otherwise become a fixture on the realty unless it will cause substantial damage

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