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The property that had previously been confiscated by Nazi Germany was now classified as "former German" or "abandoned" property. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A restitution law "On Abandoned Real Estates" of May 6, 1945 allowed property owners who had been dispossessed, or their relatives and heirs, whether residing in Poland or outside the country, to reclaim ...
The European Union played a big role in putting pressure specifically on Eastern countries to return property still in their countries. In 1998 there was a Conference of Holocaust-Era Assets in Washington, D.C. The commissions, which included 23 countries, researched what had happened to stolen property during the war.
Professor of European Private Law Martijn W. Hesselink (director of the Amsterdam Centre for the Study of European Contract Law at the University of Amsterdam) argued in October 2007 that the development of a European contract code, or more broadly, a civil code, should happen transparently, and with the participation and consent of citizens ...
When someone loses a loved one, the last thing they want to think about is if any outstanding debts need to be paid off. Yet, nearly half (46%) of Americans believe that their debt would pass on ...
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Many people dream of owning a portfolio of rental properties that can produce enough passive income to cover their living expenses. My strategy is to invest in real estate investment trusts (REITs ...
Community property (United States) also called community of property (South Africa) is a marital property regime whereby property acquired during a marriage is considered to be owned by both spouses and subject to division between them in the event of divorce. Conversely, property owned by one spouse before the marriage, along with gifts and ...
In real estate, stigmatized property is property that buyers or tenants may shun for reasons that are unrelated to its physical condition or features. [1] These can include death of an occupant, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] murder , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] suicide , [ 2 ] previous illicit activities, and even the belief that a house is haunted .