Real Property Laws

issue in property law that concerns the occupation of land to which another person has title with the intention of possessing it as one's own

object not permanently attached to real property that can be removed without causing damage to the property. Examples include furniture, freestanding appliances, and draperies.

circumstance in which a landlord fails to meet a required duty or does something against their legal duty, making a property uninhabitable. The tenant must notify the landlord and move out within a reasonable time.

document used to convey legal title and ownership in real property

right to cross or use another's land for a specified purpose

power of a government to take or appropriate land within its borders for any purpose that the government deems necessary or beneficial, as long as there is payment or compensation

act of permanently expelling someone, especially a tenant, from a property

absolute and permanent tenure of an estate in land that provides freedom to dispose of the property in its entirety at will

grants the owner the highest degree of ownership rights and power, with the authority to use the land as well as pass it to heirs

ownership of the property that may revert to the original owner or grantor under certain conditions

person to whom the property is being given or sold in a real property transaction (the transferee or buyer)

person who conveys or transfers ownership of property

type of concurrent estate where the co-owners have a right of survivorship. If one dies, that owner's interest passes to the surviving owner.

one who rents out a building, an apartment, or land to another and who is responsible for certain legal duties

contract in which one party conveys interest in land or property services to another for a certain time period in return for periodic payments and is subject to renewal by one or both parties

ownership of real property that grants someone the right to possess the property for their life but in which the property still belongs to the owner

land and everything attached to it that cannot be easily moved, such as buildings, crops, and mineral rights; not the same as personal property

system for dividing surface water among those who have land along the path of the water

landowner's control over the things of value beneath the land's surface, such as oil and minerals

concurrent estate in real property that two spouses hold, with each owning the undivided whole of the property with a right of survivorship

person who occupies an apartment or property as agreed upon in a lease or rental agreement with a landlord

concurrent ownership of real property by two or more parties, in which each party's ownership interest can be transferred, divided, or passed to heirs