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Natural evil (also non-moral or surd evil) is a term generally used in discussions of the problem of evil and theodicy that refers to states of affairs which, considered in themselves, are those that are part of the natural world, and so are independent of the intervention of a human agent.
The "first possession" theory of property holds that ownership of something is justified simply by someone seizing it before someone else does. [1] This contrasts with the labor theory of property where something may become property only by applying productive labor to it, i.e. by making something out of the materials of nature.
A tenant enjoying an undivided estate in some property after the termination of some estate of limited term is said to have a "future interest". Two important types of future interests are: Reversion: A reversion arises when a tenant grants an estate of a lesser maximum term than his own. Ownership of the land returns to the original tenant ...
The Appraisal Institute of Canada defines the term highest and best use as: The reasonably probable and legal use of property, that is physically possible, appropriately supported, and financially feasible, and that results in the highest value. The Appraisal Institute defines highest and best use as follows:
[86]: 38 Leibniz introduced the term theodicy in his 1710 work Essais de Théodicée sur la bonté de Dieu, la liberté de l'homme et l'origine du mal ("Theodicic Essays on the Benevolence of God, the Free will of man, and the Origin of Evil") where he argued that this is the best of all possible worlds that God could have created.
In legal usage in the English-speaking world, an act of God, act of nature, or damnum fatale ("loss arising from inevitable accident") is an event caused by no direct human action (e.g. severe or extreme weather and other natural disasters) for which individual persons are not responsible and cannot be held legally liable for loss of life, injury, or property damage.
In real estate, stigmatized property is property that buyers or tenants may shun for reasons that are unrelated to its physical condition or features. [1] These can include death of an occupant, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] murder , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] suicide , [ 2 ] previous illicit activities, and even the belief that a house is haunted .
Real estate is property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as growing crops (e.g. timber), minerals or water, and wild animals; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this (also) an item of real property, (more generally) buildings or housing in general.