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What are the 4 powers by Govt that limits the rights to real property?

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  1. Eminent domain
  2. Police Power of Government
  3. Power to Tax Real Estate
  4. Power of Escheat
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Right of federal, state and local govt to assume ownership of private property for a necessary public use with $ paid to owner

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Eminent Domain

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Condemnation

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Legal proceeding by which govt obtains ownership of property

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Right of government to adopt/enforce laws, ordinances, and code to protect and support order, health, safety and welfare
Orderly, non discriminatory, non-advantageous and not compensated

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Police Power

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Derives from state/local govt rights to tax property to raise general revenue

  • can also seize property if taxes not paid
  • tax lien automatically placed on property, and removed when paid
  • if not paid, allows govt to force the sale to collect unpaid taxes
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Taxation

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Power of state government when individual dies with no will or heirs

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Escheat

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Any interest held by any person other than the owner

  • restricts use of the property and/or reduces its value and should be noted on deed
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Encumberance

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Deed Restrictions

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Private agreements contained in a deed, lease, or will restricting use/occupancy of property. Most common: size, price, design, and setback lines of improvement

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Who is subject to deed restrictions?

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Buyer is subject to deed restrictions. Received fee simple title subject to deed restrictions

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Unauthorized infringements on a property owners rights as a result from physical intrusion (up to date survey will find this)

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Encroachments

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Legal right to enter upon another’s property. Interest in the land rather than contractual agreement

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Easement

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What method will identify encroachments?

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Metes and Bounds

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Indeterminable duration and can be setup to exist forever or based on a particular persons lifetime

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Freehold Estate

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Fee Simple Estate

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  • exists for an indefinite duration
  • can be sold, given away, passed to heirs
  • highest and most compatible ownership
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Fee simple estate that has certain qualifications/limits. Owner holds fee simple title subject to certain conditions. “Defeasible”- capable of being voided, annulled or defeated

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Qualified Fee Estate

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Fee simple conveyed to a person for duration of someones life; life of tenant or a 3rd party. Holder of this has full rights

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Life Estate

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Future investment in real estate at the same time and by the same instruments as another estate. Arises automatically upon termination of prior estate

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Remainder Estate

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Remainderman

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Person designated to take title upon term of prior estate

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Estate that is left, or reverts to the grantor after the grantor has conveyed a lessee estate to someone else

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Reversion Estate

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Any estate created by law

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Statutory Estate

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Definite duration and does not involve ownership. Tenant possess a leasehold and therefore has exclusive use of property for a time period

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Leasehold Estate

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  • Definite beginning and end
  • Doesnt automatically renew
  • Not terminated by sale of property
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Estate for Years

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  • Runs for an indefinite # of time period (mon-mon, year-year)
  • Requires proper notice to terminate
  • Renews automatically
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Estate Year to Year “Periodic Estate”

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In lawful possession of RE with no definite time period specified to vacate, and no recurring period specified

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Estate at Will

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Tenant occupies RE after lawful rights run out. Termination does not require notice. Runs until vacant
Estate at Sufferance
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- Individual ownership - Title held in fee simple estate or life estate in name of 1 person or corporate - Passes to heirs
Tenancy in Severalty
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- Estate owned by 2 or more people each with right of survivorship - One title exists and all owning equal shares
Joint Tenancy/Joint Estate
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What happens when one joint tenant dies?
Remaining joint tenants automatically receive his interest by right of JTROS
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What 4 unities must occur simultaneously in a Joint Tenancy?
1. Unity of Title 2. Unity of Interest 3. Unity of Possession Joint 4. Unity of Time
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Unity of Title
Must acquire title from same deed/will
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Unity of Time
All must be named at the same time. If they want to add, it requires new joint tenancy
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Unity of Interest
Own one single interest together, equally. If joint tenant list individual interest, then they are treated a tenant in common
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Unity of Possession Joint
Must have undivided possession of whole property, and must have use of entire property
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- Exists between Husband and Wife - Places title to property in marital unit - Often used to escape probate- if one spouse dies, survivor automatically succeeds ownership - Terminated by: mutual agreement, divorce or joint conveyance
Tenancy by the Entireties
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- Co-tenants hold title to property in fee simple, in their own names - May have equal or unequal ownership interests - Undivided interest in whole property
Tenancy-In-Common
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If Tenant in Common cannot agree to a termination of tenancy or severance of interests, what is the remedy to fix?
Partition Suit
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2+ persons who carry on a buisness for profit as co-owners
Tenancy in Partnership
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General Partnership
All owners are general partners and each is individually liable for debts/obligations. Does NOT need to be in writing
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Limited Partnership
- One or more general partners, and one or more limited partners. - General partners control operation of biz, and limited partners must make a definite declared investment of $ or property, but no services of any kind
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- Fee simple title to RE can also be held in a trust - RE conveyed by trustor (grantor) to trustee - Trustee holds title to RE and must manage it for benefit of another (beneficiary)
Teneacy in Trust
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If a buyer wants to maintain confidentiality, what can he place title to property in?
Land Trust
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As association of 2+ individuals or companies who join together for a common investment purpose and raise $ from investors to achieve their desired purpose
Syndicate
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How many owners does Tenancy in Severalty have?
One owner
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If one dies, the property by law passes to surviving spouse.
Tenants in Entireties
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The owner of undivided interest in land with no right of survivorship owns it as a what?
Tenant in Common or in Severity
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Landlord/tenant relationship
Tenancy at Will
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TRUE OR FALSE: it is possible for the creator of the trust, the trustor and beneficary to be the same person
TRUE- when a public official puts their assests into blind trust
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Unites of time, title, interest and possession are required to create what?
Right of survivorship, Joint tenancy

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