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Habitability is the conformance of a residence or abode to the implied warranty of habitability. [circular definition] A residence that complies is said to be habitable.It is an implied warranty or contract, meaning it does not have to be an express contract, covenant, or provision of a contract.
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 ...
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A certificate of occupancy is a legal document that proves a property is safe to inhabit and meets all code and usage requirements. It is often required for major home renovations or when selling ...
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]
Javins v. First National Realty Corp., 428 F.2d 1071 (D.C. Cir. 1970), was a case decided by the D.C. Circuit that first established the warranty of habitability in landlord–tenant law. The court determined that if the premises become uninhabitable, the tenant is freed from their obligation to pay rent. [1]
In English common law, real property, real estate, immovable property or, solely in the US and Canada, realty, refers to parcels of land and any associated structures which are the property of a person. For a structure (also called an improvement or fixture) to be considered part of the real property, it must be integrated with or affixed to ...
[2] [3] In Texas and other parts of the United States, it is "An area inside a housing development owned by all residents or by an overall management structure which charges each tenant for maintenance and upkeep." [4] [5] Common areas often exist in apartments, gated communities, condominiums, cooperatives, and shopping malls. [6]