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Seisin (or seizin) is a legal concept that denotes the right to legal possession of a thing, usually a fiefdom, fee, or an estate in land. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is similar, but legally separate from the idea of ownership .
Livery of seisin (/ ˈ s iː z ɪ n /) is an archaic legal conveyancing ceremony, formerly practised in feudal England and in other countries following English common law, used to convey holdings in property. The term livery is closely related to if not synonymous with delivery used in some jurisdictions in contract law or the related law of deeds.
Covenant of seisin: "A covenant of seisin or good right to convey." [ 1 ] [ 3 ] Covenant of right to convey: Covenants that represent the seller's promise that they have a valid title of the property being conveyed and have not contracted to sell it to another.
Thus the conveyance (i.e. delivery) of land to the new tenant, known as the delivery of seisin, was generally effected on the land itself in a symbolic ceremony termed "feoffment with [de]livery of seisin." In the ceremony, the parties would go to the land with witnesses "and the transferor would then hand to the transferee a lump of soil or a ...
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To be effective the restraint must be reasonable and the restraint must be the same as a real covenant or equitable servitude. There are six factors to determine if a restraint on alienation is reasonable: Type of price (fixed or not fixed; courts prefer non-fixed) Purpose: Is it a legitimate purpose, or not? (courts prefer legitimate)
1. If O conveys property she doesn't own to A by warranty deed, but O later acquires title to that land, then title immediately passes to A.. 2. However, if, as above, O conveys property she doesn't own to A by warranty deed, but O later acquires title to that land, A may elect to treat O's lack of title at the time of the conveyance as a breach of the covenants of seisin and right to convey ...
Sasine in Scots law is the delivery of feudal property, typically land.. Feudal property means immovable property, and includes everything that naturally goes with the property.