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.
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Property Articles
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The New Rules of Premises Liability What Every Landlord Needs to Know
It would come as a shock to most landlords to learn that they can potentially be held liable for injuries which occur on land not owned, or even controlled, by them. But, this is in fact the case after a recent ruling in California where a landlord ...
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Time for a Contract Tune-up
The years have passed and the grey hairs mount. You've been in business too many years to count and you've always done things the same way - and why not, it works!! But it is a new millenium and, like it or not, things have changed. It's time to ...
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Tips For Negotiating A Rooftop Antenna Lease
One of the by-products of the telecommunications revolution has been the additional value which landlords have found in their rooftops. A mix of technological advances and telecommunications marketplace changes has led to an explosive growth in the ...
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Tort Liability From Illegal Sale of Drugs Does Not Trigger Homeowners Coverage: Inferred Intent Doctrine Expanded by Pennsylvania Superior Court
Recently, the Pennsylvania Superior Court held in Minnesota Fire & Cas. v. Greenfield, et al., No. 651 MDA 2001, 2002 Pa. Super. 260 (Aug. 9, 2002), that an insurer does not have a duty to defend or indemnify a policyholder for claims captioned as ...
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Treasury Department Issues Guidance under IRC Section 409A in Notice 2005-1
On October 22, 2004, President Bush signed into law the American Jobs Creation Act (the "Act"). The Act created Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code") that provides material changes to the tax treatment of nonqualified ...
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Trends in Polish Mortgage Banking Law
The Law on Mortgage Bonds and Mortgage Banks of August 26, 1997 (the "Mortgage Bank Law") contains several new concepts which should be of interest to real estate investors in Poland. Foremost among these concepts are the establishment of mortgage ...
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UCC Article 2A: Friend or Foe?
Uniform Commercial Code Article 2A is a proposed set of laws relating to personal property leasing. As of this writing, Article 2A has been adopted in 47 states and the District of Columbia (excluding only Louisiana, South Carolina and Vermont ...
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Unconscionability in a Commercial Setting
Imaging Financial Services, Inc. v. Graphic Arts Services, Inc., 172 F.R.D. 322 (N.D.Ill. 3/28/97). UNCONSCIONABILITY - Graphics Arts leased various pieces of equipment from Imaging. The obligation to pay was unconditional and there were the usual ...
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United States Environmental Protection Agency Proposes Large Fines For Residential Property Owners Who Violate Lead-Paint Disclosure Regulations
The EPA has recommended fines against two Philadelphia landlords in amounts of $14,850 and $5500 for their alleged failure to disclose information concerning the existence of lead-based paint within their properties. These fines, proposed by the EPA ...
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Unitization
The terms "pooling" and "unitization" have tended to become words of special meaning, though the legal consequences are essentially the same, subject, of course, to the special contents of statutes which do somewhat vary the procedures and ...
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