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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Understanding the New Accounting Rules For Stock Options and Other Awards
Lawyers, tax professionals and other executives who are involved with granting equity-based awards to employees should have a basic understanding of the new accounting rules set forth under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123. Learn more about the new accounting rules for stock options and other awards in this article.
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Lending To Community Associations
Loan officers who concentrate on loans to individuals are very familiar with the variety of situations in which a homeowner seeks a home improvement loan. More and more, loan officers are lending to community associations. Learn more about it in this article.
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Minerals & Mining Law
To many people, the laws governing exploration for minerals on public domain lands and leasing of federal minerals may seem arcane. The principal means of acquiring mining rights on federal lands is location of mining claims under the Mining Law. Learn more about minerals and mining in this article.
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Land Condominiums: A Creative Way to Convey Property Without Subdivision
For the past 30 years, developers of multi-family properties have been able to subdivide their property into individual units which could be conveyed to third parties without the need to obtain subdivision approval. Learn more about land condominimums and creative ways to convey property without subdivision.
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Water Rights Law: Prior Appropriation
The scarcity of water in the Rocky Mountain and southwestern states has led to the development of a system of water allocation very different from that which exists in regions graced with more abundant rainfall. Learn more about water rights law and prior appropriation in this article.
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Transferable Employee Stock Options
Employee stock options often represent a significant portion of an executive's net worth. This may be particularly true for executives working for technology or other emerging growth companies, due to the prevalence of stock options in these organizations. Learn more in this article about transferable employee stock options.
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Beware the Merger Doctrine: Rights in a Real Estate Contract can be Lost under the Doctrine of Merger
In a typical real estate transaction the parties enter into a purchase agreement that contemplates a closing where the real estate is transferred by a deed. Learn more about the merger doctrine and how rights in a real estate contract can be lost under this doctrine.
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Summary Ejectment (a.k.a. eviction) Overview
In North Carolina, the process by which a landlord can have a tenant removed from possession of the leased premises derives both from the common law rights of a landlord and from the present day statutes enacted by our legislature. Learn more about summary ejectment and eviction in this article.
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Commercial Vehicles in Residential Neighborhoods
Residential neighborhoods often are protected by zoning ordinances and restrictive covenants. Zoning ordinances are created by the municipal governments of cities, townships, and boroughs. Learn more about commercial vehicles in residential neighborhoods in this article.
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An Ounce of Prevention!Tips to Avoid Litigation
Small business owners all seem to have one common fear: the fear of being drawn into a costly and time consuming legal battle. For the business owner in particular there are many relationships where lawsuits may arise, from the petulant customer or ...
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