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Property law in the United States is the area of law that governs the various forms of ownership in real property (land and buildings) and personal property, including intangible property such as intellectual property. Property refers to legally protected claims to resources, such as land and personal property. [1]
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In English common law, real property, real estate, immovable property or, solely in the US and Canada, realty, refers to parcels of land and any associated structures which are the property of a person. For a structure (also called an improvement or fixture) to be considered part of the real property, it must be integrated with or affixed to ...
Acknowledgment (law) Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance; Administration (probate law) Adverse possession; Adverse possession in Australia; Advowson; After-acquired property; Alice's Meadow; Antichresis; Aratrum terrae; Article 7A (New York City housing code) Assignment (law) Association law; Atrisco Land Grant; Attornment; Avulsion (common ...
Housing tenure is a financial arrangement and ownership structure under which someone has the right to live in a house or apartment.The most frequent forms are tenancy, in which rent is paid by the occupant to a landlord, and owner-occupancy, where the occupant owns their own home.
Property law is characterised by a great deal of historical continuity and technical terminology. The basic distinction in common law systems is between real property (land) and personal property (chattels). Before the mid-19th century, the principles governing the transfer of real property and personal property on an intestacy were quite ...
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The rule against perpetuities serves a number of purposes. First, English courts have long recognized that allowing owners to attach long-lasting contingencies to their property harms the ability of future generations to freely buy and sell the property, since few people would be willing to buy property that had unresolved issues regarding its ownership hanging over it.