Property

Property signifies dominion or right of use, control, and disposition which one may lawfully exercise over things, objects, or land. One of the basic dividing lines between property is that between real property and personal property. Generally, the term “real property” refers to land. Land, in its general usage, includes not only the face of the earth but everything of a permanent nature over or under it. This is FindLaw’s collection of Real and Personal Property articles, part of the Business Operations section of the Corporate Counsel Center. Law articles in this archive are predominantly written by lawyers for a professional audience seeking business solutions to legal issues. Start your free research with FindLaw.

Property

Property Articles

Hurricane Insurance Claim Advisory: Has Your Home Been Condemned?

You'd think government would help homeowners after the hurricane. Not so for many shocked North Topsail Beach property owners. They learned that the State of North Carolina Coastal Area Management Agency (CMA) moved the vegetation lines inland. The ...
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Information About Your Closing

Welcome to the family of clients who have retained our office to represent them in real estate transactions. This memo is designed to answer some of the most commonly asked questions about the procedure involved in buying and selling real property ...
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Information Regarding Posting of Signs

Consider posting the "Equal Housing Opportunity" symbol and a statement of park's anti- discrimination policy in the following places: If senior park, must have posted sign stating that park intends to operate as a "...facility or community as ...
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Inverse Condemnation in Georgia

Most midlevel marketers of petroleum products have had property taken through condemnation or eminent domain proceedings. Generally, this occurs when the Georgia Department of Transportation, a county or municipality needs property to improve an ...
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Joint Tenancy

Joint tenancy with right of survivorship is a useful tool for holding title to property and for planning the transfer of that property upon one's death. Joint tenancy is the most common form of ownership for residences and checking accounts between ...
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Kansas Commercial Law

QUESTION NO. 1 I am just starting a new business. I see monthly statements from a number of businesses that charge 12% interest on any balances that are more than 30 days old. Can I simply start doing this on my statements?Only if you have taken ...
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Landlord Lien Waivers

Law and Practice Some tenants need outside financing to run their businesses. Many lenders are willing to make such loans, but only on a secured basis. Other tenants lease expensive equipment. Their equipment lessors want to be sure that no one else ...
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Landlord/Tenant Frequently Asked Questions

. My landlord has just given me notice that the rent is going up. Can he do that? YES, if you don't have a written lease for a fixed term with no rent adjustments allowed. In other words, if you have a lease for one year and it is the fifth month ...
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Landlord Tenant Issues

Recent revisions of the law also contain additional duties for those business owners who are landlords and/or tenants. If the operator of the business, which has contamination, is the tenant in the building and is not reporting the release of these ...
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Landlord/Tenant law: Reducing Your Pain

You can't eliminate all of your tenant headaches, but you can go a long way toward making your life easier by: a. Keeping your premises in good repair at all times; b. Encouraging your tenants to submit written complaints; c. Acting diligently ...
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