Section 1 Chapter 1 Flashcards
Bundle of Rights
Can transfer separately or all together
Real Property
Surface rights (plants) Air rights (to infinity) Subsurface rights (to the earths core) Improvements (things you add)
Fixtures
started as personal property now real property
what makes a fixture
method of attachment
adaptability
agreement
relationship of the parties
Fructus Naturales
things that grow naturally consistently not annuals
Riparian rights
river or stream (flowing water) property generally extands to middle of water way
Littoral rights
Lake or ocean rounded body of water property generally extends to median high tide level
Prior appropriation
whom ever go there first gets dibs to the water
Appurtenances
something that goes with the land but is not nesessarily part of it (ex. lake access)
easements
rights to cross another’s land
ingress
going in
egress
going out
physical characteristics of land
immobility
indestructibility
non homogenic
Economic characteristics of land
scarcity
situs (location)
permanency
assemblage
plottage
when you combine lots to increase monetary value
assemblage
when you combine lots
Personal property
anything easily movable
also known as chattel or personalty
bill of sale
transfers personal property
trade fixtures
items used as part of a trade or business that can be easily removed with little to no damages
fructus industriales or emblements
annual crops
severance
removal of things attached to land (cut tree down)
sellers market
prices rise demand rises
stable market
things are stable
buyers market
prices drop demand is down
types of real estate
residential agricultural recreational special purpose industrial commercial & investment
Government/ geododical survey
legal description of property in relation to the intersection of a baseline and meridian. used in the west
check
24 x 24 mi block
township
6 x 6mi
section
1 x 1mi
1 section
640 acres
1 acre
43,560sq ft
1 mile
5,280 ft
metes and bounds
legal description to describe properties shape using landmarks and other geographical marks