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  2. Property law in the United States - Wikipedia

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    That is, the owner of property must be able to exclude others from the thing in question, even though the right to exclude is subject to limitations. [8] By implication, the owner can use the thing, unless another restriction, such as zoning law, prevents it. [1] Other traditionalists argue that three main rights define property: the right to ...

  3. Bundle of rights - Wikipedia

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    The bundle of rights is a metaphor to explain the complexities of property ownership. [1] Law school professors of introductory property law courses frequently use this conceptualization to describe "full" property ownership as a partition of various entitlements of different stakeholders.

  4. Possession is nine-tenths of the law - Wikipedia

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    In the context of property law it can be restated as: "In a property dispute (whether real or personal), in the absence of clear and compelling testimony or documentation to the contrary, the person in actual, custodial possession of the property is presumed to be the rightful owner. The rightful owner shall have their possession returned to ...

  5. Right to property - Wikipedia

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    The right to property, or the right to own property (cf. ownership), is often [how often?] classified as a human right for natural persons regarding their possessions.A general recognition of a right to private property is found [citation needed] more rarely and is typically heavily constrained insofar as property is owned by legal persons (i.e. corporations) and where it is used for ...

  6. Property law - Wikipedia

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    Property law is the area of law that governs the various forms of ownership in real property (land) and personal property. Property refers to legally protected claims to resources, such as land and personal property, including intellectual property . [ 1 ]

  7. Property Rules, Liability Rules and Inalienability: One View ...

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    The primary thesis of the article focuses on the notion of "entitlements," or rights, which can be protected by either property, liability, or inalienability rules. The authors' main goal, as noted in the Introduction, is to provide a conceptual framework within which the separate legal subject areas of Property and Torts can be approached from ...

  8. First possession theory of property - Wikipedia

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    Pedis possessio is a legal phrase in common law used to describe walking on a property to establish ownership; this concept involves the establishment of first possession of land. By walking on a property and defining its bounds, possession is established. Legal dictionaries [2] put forth this definition.

  9. 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]