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Finders of lost property may be entitled to use or ownership if the real owner cannot be identified. This is an overlap into the rules of trover. [168] [169] Unlawful and illegal acts. Unlawful contracts, illegal ownership and illegal activities on the part of the plaintiff can be a defense to an action in conversion.
Articles related to financial crimes, crime committed against property, involving the unlawful conversion of the ownership of property (belonging to one person) to one's own personal use and benefit.
In 1922, the Supreme Court held in Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. Mahon that governmental regulations that went "too far" were a taking. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, writing for the majority of the court, stated that "[t]he general rule at least is that while property may be regulated to a certain extent, if regulation goes too far it will be recognized as a taking."
In the case of forest land, most of the foreign ownership comes from the Netherlands, he said. "This is a huge deal. That really got the attention of the committee," Gipson said.
At least 15 states enacted restrictions on foreign ownership of real property during the first six months of 2023, according to a July report from the Congressional Research Service. Members of ...
However, new types of land ownership is generally disallowed, under the numerus clausus principle, unless they are introduced by legislation. [13] In most states, full ownership of land is known as fee simple, fee simple absolute, or fee. [14] Fee simple refers to a present interest in the land, which continues indefinitely into the future. [14]
The right of conquest was historically a right of ownership to land after immediate possession via force of arms. It was recognized as a principle of international law that gradually deteriorated in significance until its proscription in the aftermath of World War II following the concept of crimes against peace introduced in the Nuremberg Principles.
In New Zealand, Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993/Maori Land Act 1993 puts restrictions on alienation of land owned by a Māori person, or by a group which is predominantly Māori. Sections 146 and 147 of the Act force an owner of Māori land who wishes to alienate their interest in the land to give right of first refusal to people belonging to ...