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18 Cards in this Set
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legally protected expectation of being able to use a thing for one’s advantage
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property
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primary way to transfer ownership interests in property; in writing and transfer title from the current property owner to the new owner
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deed
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means by which the owner of property has legal possession of the property; formal right of ownership
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title
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interest in land which is or may become possessory and is ownership measured in terms of duration
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estate
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the right to exclusive possession of a particular piece of land for an indefinite time, as well as the right to dispose of the land as the owner pleases
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fee simple/fee simple absolute
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one who possesses lands by any kind of right or title
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tenant
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limitations or requirements about the use of property
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servitudes
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rights to enter land owned by another and make certain use of it or to take something from it
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easements
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right to remove valuable things from one’s estate
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profit
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hostile use of another person’s land; someone who has no right to occupy or use an estate does so without permission
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easement by prescription/adverse easement
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not a legal interest in an estate, but a contract with an estate
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covenant
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rented property
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leasehold
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– government’s use of power to condemn property to force the sale of property or to force the granting of easement; power to take private property for public use without the consent of an owner
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eminent domain
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government power to regulate behavior to protect or promote the general welfare
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police powers
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government’s primary method of local land control
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zoning
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unauthorized intrusion by a person or a thing on land belonging to another
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torts against property
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intentional and wrongful interference with possession of personal property of another without consent
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trespass to personal property
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intentional and unlawful control or appropriation of the personal property of another
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conversion
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