Vocabulary for Property Rights and Governmental Interests Flashcards
1 foot of water x 1 acre
Acre Foot
by value; taxes are based on value; assessments are not
Ad Valorum
rights for the area above the property plus caissons
Air Rights
runs with the land
Appurtenant
when something like taxes is paid after the use
Arrears
governmental taxes for improvement, not based on value of property
Assessment
the governmental department that determines property taxes
Assessor’s office
personal property
Chattel
land and appurtenants like mineral rights, tenements, fixtures
Corporeal
pre-agreed right that seller has to return to the land and harvest crops; cash crops
Emblements or Industrial Fruit
permanent condemnation, as might happen for a freeway or public use
Eminent Domain
no will, no heirs; 5 years with no claim, county holds property but monies from sale go to state.
Escheat
an item that is attached to the property and is now real property; use MARIA to determine
Fixture
the master plan a city must have for real estate; allows for orderly growth.
General Plan
an incorporeal right where land is inherited; the right ot will another both personal and real property
Hereditament
tenements on a property are considered what?
Improvements
the rights accompanying ownership of real estate; easements, rights of way and hereditament
Incorporeal right
rights that accompany personal property; copyrights, patents and trademarks are this
Intangible
rights for lakes, ponds, seas, seashore
Littoral Rights
owner of property owns fruit
Natural Fruits
city plan for neighborhoods; might be done to establish broader tax base.
Neighborhood plan
another name for personal property or chattel
Personalty
another word for zoning
Public Control
the rights concerning flowing water like rivers and streams; 1st in line, 1st in right
Riparian Rights
law of location; jurisdiction like city, county, state; land has an economic value due to location
Law of Situs
personal property that can be moved; something one can hold
Tangible
structures
Tenements
items used in trade that appear to be real property but are not real property
Trade fixture
certificate of purchase (deed) when property is sold for non payment of taxes
Treasurer’s Deed
change in zoning due to temporary hardship; permission obtained that is contrary to current zoning
Variance