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  2. Homestead Acts - Wikipedia

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    The claimed homestead could include the same land which they had previously filed a preemption claim (on up to 160 acres at $1.25 per acre, or up to 80 acres of subdivided and surveyed land at $2.50 per acre), and they could expand their current ownership to contiguous adjacent land up to 160 acres total.

  3. Adverse possession - Wikipedia

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    In general, a property owner has the right to recover possession of their property from unauthorised possessors through legal action such as ejectment.However, many legal systems courts recognize that once someone has occupied property without permission for a significant period of time without the property owner exercising their right to recover their property, not only is the original owner ...

  4. What is title insurance, and do homebuyers need it? - AOL

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    The cost is a one-time upfront charge, but the insurance lasts throughout your ownership of the home. ... The title of a property refers to the legal rights the owner holds to the property ...

  5. Property law - Wikipedia

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    Property refers to legally protected claims to resources, such as land and personal property, including intellectual property. [1] Property can be exchanged through contract law, and if property is violated, one could sue under tort law to protect it. [1] The concept, idea or philosophy of property underlies all property law.

  6. Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property - Wikipedia

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    As a corollary to this exception, a landowner has superior claim over a find made within the non-public areas of his property, so if a customer finds lost property in the public area of a store, the customer has superior claim to the lost property over that of the store-owner, but if the customer finds the lost property in the non-public area ...

  7. Partition (law) - Wikipedia

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    Partition by sale constitutes a forced sale of the land, followed by division of the profits thus realized among the tenants. Generally, the court is supposed to order a partition sale only if the land cannot be physically divided, although this determination often rests on whether the economic value of the divided pieces is less in the ...

  8. How to Calculate a Business Owner’s Salary - AOL

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    Small business owners in the United States make between $83,000 to $126,000 on average, depending on their industry and location. Keep in mind that many business owners do not take a salary in the ...

  9. Property law in the United States - Wikipedia

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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]