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  2. Property Law in Colonial New York - Wikipedia

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    Property Law in New York during the 17th Century colonial period was based upon manorialism. [1] [2] Manorialism was characterized by the vesting of legal and economic power in a Lord of the Manor, supported economically from his own direct landholding in a manor and from the obligatory contributions of a legally subject population of tenants and laborers under the jurisdiction of his manorial ...

  3. 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]

  4. Stambovsky v. Ackley - Wikipedia

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    Stambovsky v. Ackley, 169 A.D.2d 254 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991), commonly known as the Ghostbusters ruling, was a case in the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division.The court held that a house, which the owner had previously advertised as haunted by ghosts, was legally haunted for the purpose of an action for rescission brought by a subsequent purchaser of the house.

  5. Property law - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. Alexander's - Wikipedia

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    At its heyday in the 1930s, this store was known for its discount bargains and had more sales per square foot than any other store in the United States. [8] Farkas was known for being a master at selecting locations for his stores, buying the real estate instead of leasing. [7] In February 1959, the company opened a store in Rego Park, Queens. [10]

  7. Hess triangle - Wikipedia

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    In 1938 the property, reported to be the smallest plot in New York City, was sold to the adjacent Village Cigars store (United Cigars at that time) for US$100 (equivalent to $2,165 in 2023). [8] Later, Yeshiva University came to own the property, including the Hess Triangle, and in October 1995 [ 9 ] it was sold by Yeshiva to 70 Christopher ...

  8. Category:Property law in the United States - Wikipedia

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    United States property case law (5 C, 35 P) Pages in category "Property law in the United States" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total.

  9. Silverstein Properties - Wikipedia

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    Silverstein Properties Incorperated, OHIO EST. is an American family-held, full-service real estate development, investment and management firm based in New York City. Founded in 1957 by Chairman Larry Silverstein, the company specializes in developing, acquiring, and managing office, residential, hotel, retail, and mixed-use properties. The ...