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
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Modern Real Estate Law
in real property are traditionally called the "bundle of rights." Most basic of these rights are possession, quiet enjoyment, control and disposition. One who owns property has the right to possess, occupy, enjoy it without undue interference, and ...
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Navigable Rivers Are Public Rivers
In a recent Pennsylvania case, a fly fishing club sued to prevent nonmembers from fishing in a section of the Lehigh River. The club leased considerable acreage along two miles of the Lehigh River and stocked the river with fish. Claiming that the ...
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New Law Requires Park Owners to Make Disclosures to Prospective Tenants
On September 27, 1999, Governor Gray Davis signed Senate Bill 534. This new law becomes effective January 1, 2000. It requires lengthy and detailed disclosures about a manufactured home community and its infrastructure every time a manufactured home ...
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New Laws and Trends in Canadian Property Leasing
As you will recall, in January of 2004, the Supreme Court of Canada released its long-awaited decision in Crystalline Investments Limited v. Domgroup Ltd. ("Crystalline"), 2004 S.C.J. No. 3. The Supreme Court in Crystalline, (upholding the ...
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New Laws Have Yet to Stem Tide of Condo Suits: Legislature’s Goal Was to Curb Litigation, Lower Insurance Costs and Promote Multifamily Housing Projects
Condominium construction defect litigation has increased dramatically in the Northwest in recent years. While some homeowners have received benefits from settlements and some judgments, these lawsuits may be a significant factor in the dramatic ...
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Ninety Means Ninety
The Michigan Construction Lien Act (CLA) requires that a Claim of Lien be recorded with the Register of Deeds within days of the last date of work. Some have argued that the statute permits the extension of this time period if there is "substantial ...
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Notice to Owner Must Substantially Comply with Statutory Form
In Allstar Building Materials, Inc. v. Kronauer, 24 Fla. L. Weekly D53 (Fla. 5th DCA Dec. 23, 1998), the Fifth District Court of Appeals upheld dismissal of a material supplier's lien foreclosure for failure to substantially comply with the ...
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Oil and Gas Mergers and Acquisitions in Canada
There has been a great amount of merger and acquisition activity in the oil and gas industry in the last several years, particularly in the last 18 months. Most of the recent activity has been private M&A involving purchases of oil and gas ...
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Open Space Tax Benefits Threatened For Golf Course Owners
Many golf course owners have significantly decreased their tax burden by entering into special state sponsored "open space covenants" with the county in which the course is located. However, at least one county in Pennsylvania is threatening golf ...
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Option to Renew Lease Must Have Determinable Price
In T. B. Guillory, Inc. v. North American Gaming Entertainment Corporation, 1999 La. App. LEXIS 3 (La. App. 3d Cir. Jan. 6, 1999), the Third Circuit Court of Appeal held an option to renew a lease to be unenforceable because it lacked a determinable ...
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