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2. Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property - Wikipedia

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   The general rule attaching to the three types of property may be summarized as: A finder of property acquires no rights in mislaid property, is entitled to possession of lost property against everyone except the true owner, and is entitled to keep abandoned property. [1] This rule varies by jurisdiction. [2]

3. Title search - Wikipedia

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   In real estate business and law, a title search or property title search is the process of examining public records and retrieving documents on the history of a piece of real property to determine and confirm property's legal ownership, and find out what claims or liens are on the property. [1] A title search is also performed when an owner ...

4. Theft by finding - Wikipedia

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   Since theft is the unlawful taking of another person's property, an essential element of the actus reus of theft is absent. [2] The finder of lost property acquires a possessory right by taking physical control of the property, but does not necessarily have ownership of the property. The finder must take reasonable steps to locate the owner. [1]

5. Title (property) - Wikipedia

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   For real property, land registration and recording provide public notice of ownership information. Possession is the actual holding of a thing, whether or not one has any right to do so. The right of possession is the legitimacy of possession (with or without actual possession), evidence for which is such that the law will uphold it unless a ...

6. Possession (law) - Wikipedia

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   Like ownership, the possession of anything is commonly regulated under the property law of a jurisdiction. In all cases, to possess something, a person must have an intention to possess it as well as access to it and control over it. A person may be in possession of some piece of property without being its owner. [1]

7. Recording (real estate) - Wikipedia

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   Examples are those getting the property as a gift and heirs. Also, those who purchase ownership interests in the owners of the property, such as shares of stock in a corporation owning the land, have not purchased an interest in the property itself and so are unprotected. Also, recording laws generally do not protect purchasers against real ...