Types of Ownership Flashcards
Joint tenancy
Requires the 4 unities
Possession
Interest
Title
Time
tenancy in common
The least restrictive
PITT
possession you DO have a right to use all property
Interest you Don’t need to have equal interest in property
Time you Don’t need to acquire purchase at the same time
Title you Don’t need to create title at the same time
- No right is survivorship you can choose who will inherit property
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Tenancy by the Entirety
a form of co-ownership where legal spouses each hold an equal and undivided interest in the property. It is accepted in Florida
This is mostly for married couples
tenancy by the entirety also requires the unity of person. Requires 4 unity PITT + The fifth person
Estate in Severalty
only one owner, whether that is a person, corporation, or other legal entity.
Why do corporations own property in severalty?
because the considered legal people
Undivided interest
a type of interest that gives each co-owner the right of possession of the whole property, not simply a portion of it
Right of survivorship
the statutory principle of survivorship tenancy, which means that when one co-owner dies, their ownership interest reverts to the surviving co-owner(s)
Three Types of Co-Ownership
Tenancy in common
Joint tenancy
Tenancy by the entirety
The four unities (conditions) that help identify co-ownership form are:
PITT
Unity of possession
Unity of interest
Unity of time
Unity of title
Tenants in common have:
only Possession of the 4 PITT unities
Undivided interest in the property - meaning they can use any part of the property.
The right of inheritance, not survivorship -meaning they can give the property to anyone not the remaining owner.
The ability to own unequal shares of the property - meaning they can just own like maybe 20% of the property for example
Joint Tenancy
This Co-Ownership requires all 4 unities
possession
Interest
time
title
Community Property ( Couple Co-Ownership )
The legal concept is that all property acquired during a marriage is acquired due to the shared effort of both partners. Therefore, it’s equally owned by the two of them.
Limited to the duration of measuring life
Life Estate
An Estate can be defined as
a possessory interest in real property
Freehold estate
Also name 2 types of freehold estates?
means that the individual with the interest has some degree of ownership for an undetermined or unspecified (and therefore unlimited) period of time.
types of freehold estates:
Fee simple estate
Life estate
fee simple estate
Also name 2 types of fee simple estate
grants the most unlimited, most absolute interest in real property.
Two types of fee simple estate:
absolute and defeasible estates.
absolute estate
is an fee simple estate without restrictions that is freely given to heirs (this is the most common type of residential real estate). This is also called a fee title estate. Again, this is the kind of estate most people have in a home.
defeasible estate
also name 2 types of defeasible estate
(or fee simple defeasible) is an estate characterized by perpetual ownership on the condition that the property is used for a certain purpose or under specific conditions.
Two types:
fee simple defeasible determinable estate
fee simple defeasible condition subsequent estate
fee simple determinable estate
causes the title to automatically revert to the original owner if the deed requirements regarding property use are violated.
It’s already been determined that it will revert to the previous owner if deed conditions are violated.
no legal action is required
fee simple condition subsequent estate
the grantor of the estate must prove (in court) that the defeasible fee estate condition has been violated.
condition subsequent = c. s. = court to sue.