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  2. 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 ...

  3. Unowned property - Wikipedia

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    Unowned property includes tangible, physical things that are capable of being reduced to being property owned by a person but are not owned by anyone. Bona vacantia (Latin for "ownerless goods") is a legal concept associated with the unowned property, which exists in various jurisdictions, with a consequently varying application, but with origins mostly in English law.

  4. Theft by finding - Wikipedia

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    Since theft is the unlawful taking of another person's property, an essential element of the actus reus of theft is absent. [2] The finder of lost property acquires a possessory right by taking physical control of the property, but does not necessarily have ownership of the property. The finder must take reasonable steps to locate the owner. [1]

  5. 'It's been a nightmare': Beware, this seemingly innocent act ...

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    Nevada Revised Statute, section 205.0832(d), defines the offense of theft to include coming "into control of lost, mislaid or misdelivered property of another person" and taking the property ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. Quitclaim - Wikipedia

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    For example, a tenant in possession might acquire a fee simple in the land from a superior landowner such as a freeholder. In such a case, the use of quitclaim circumvented the multistep process of the tenant having to formally give up possession to the original freeholder, merely in order to be re-granted possession by feoffment as freeholder ...

  8. Estoppel by deed - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. Possession (law) - Wikipedia

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    For example, the library continues to own the book while you possess it and will have the right to possess it again when your right comes to an end. A common transaction involving bailment is a conditional sale or hire-purchase, in which the seller lets the buyer have possession of the thing before it is paid for.