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The fertile octogenarian and the unborn widow are two legal fictions from the law of real property (and trusts) that can be used either to invoke the rule against perpetuities to make an interest in property void or, alternatively and much more frequently, to demonstrate the seemingly bizarre results that can occur as a result of the rule. The ...
Section 2, defining "housing for older persons", amends Section 807(b)(2)(C) of the Fair Housing Act, [5] as that being intended and operated for occupancy by persons 55 years of age or older, and-- (i) at least 80 percent of the occupied units are occupied by at least one person who is 55 years of age or older
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 ...
Pages in category "Real property law in the United States" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Acknowledgment (law) Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance; Administration (probate law) Adverse possession; Adverse possession in Australia; Advowson; After-acquired property; Alice's Meadow; Antichresis; Aratrum terrae; Article 7A (New York City housing code) Assignment (law) Association law; Atrisco Land Grant; Attornment; Avulsion (common ...
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]
Adverse possession in common law, and the related civil law concept of usucaption (also acquisitive prescription or prescriptive acquisition), are legal mechanisms under which a person who does not have legal title to a piece of property, usually real property, may acquire legal ownership based on continuous possession or occupation without the permission of its legal owner.
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 ...