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CPCU 530 - Chapter 7
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03/25/2009

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Property
Definition
The real estate, buildings, objects or articles, intangible assets, or rights with exchangeable value of which someone may claim legal ownership.
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Real property, or realty
Definition
Any land, including structures or rights attached to the land.
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Personal property
Definition
All property that is not real property.
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Ownership
Definition
The singular rights of a property owner to exclude others from the property and to pass a valid title to the property; the obligations associated with the property.
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Title
Definition
The legal ownership of property; the highest right to property that a person can acquire.
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Possession
Definition
The exercise of custody or control over property.
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Intellectual property rights
Definition
The legal entitlement attached to the expressed form of an idea or of other intangible subject matter.
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Copyright
Definition
The legal right for a period of years to exclusively use and control an original written document, piece of music, software, or other form of expression.
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Fair use
Definition
The right to use copyrighted material in a reasonable manner without the copyright owner's consent.
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Patent
Definition
An intellectual property right granted to an investor or applicant for a limited period to exclusively use and control a new, useful, and nonobvious invention.
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Accession
Definition
An increase or addition to property.
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Confusion
Definition
In property tax, the intermingling of goods belonging to different owners.
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Bailment
Definition
The transfer of possession of personal property from one person to another for a specified purpose and the return of the property when the purpose has been fulfilled.
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Bailor
Definition
A person or an entity who delivers property to another (the bailee) under a bailment contract.
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Bailee
Definition
A person or entity who receives property from another (the bailor) under a bailment contract.
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Lien
Definition
A creditor's legal right or interest in another's property, usually lasting until satisfaction of the specific debt or duty that the lien secures.
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Possessory lien
Definition
A bailee's right to retain possession of a bailor's property as security for the payment of a debt or performance of some other act.
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Common carrier
Definition
A transportation provider that offers its services to the public and that is licensed by federal or state agencies.
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Shipper
Definition
A party that owns or orders the shipment of goods.
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Factor
Definition
A bailee entrusted with possession of another's goods for sale on commission.
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Gift
Definition
The voluntary and gratuitous transfer of property without consideration.
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Donor
Definition
The giver of a gift.
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Donee
Definition
The recipient of a gift.
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Fixture
Definition
Any personal property affixed to real property in such a way as to become part of the real property.
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Real property estate
Definition
Any of a variety of ownership interests in real property.
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Interest
Definition
A right, claim, or legal share of property.
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Fee simple estate
Definition
A full ownership interest in property with the unconditional right to dispose of it.
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Life tenant
Definition
A person entitled to exclusive possession of real property and to all income the land produces for the duration of that person's or someone else's life.
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Tenancy
Definition
A right to possession or ownership, or both, of property.
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Joint tenancy
Definition
A concurrently owned and undivided interest in an estate that transfers to a surviving joint tenant upon the death of the other.
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Tenancy by the entirety
Definition
A joint tenancy between husband and wife.
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Tenancy in common
Definition
A concurrent ownership of property, in equal or unequal shares, by two or more joint tenants who lack survivorship rights.
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Community property
Definition
Property owned or acquired by both spouses during a marriage by their communal efforts.
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Cooperative ownership
Definition
Ownership, usually of real property such as an apartment building, by a corporation, the stockholders of which receive long-term proprietary leases to a portion of the property and a proportional vote in its affairs based on the number of shares owned.
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Condominium
Definition
A single unit in a building or complex for which the unit owner has a separate title and exclusive ownership as well as the joint ownership of the common areas and facilities.
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Vendor
Definition
The seller of real property
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Vendee
Definition
The purchaser of real property
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Grantor
Definition
The seller of real property, after execution of the deed.
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Deed
Definition
A written instrument that transfers interest in real property.
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Quit-claim deed
Definition
A deed that transfers only the title or interest, if any, the grantor has in land at the time of transfer.
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General warranty deed
Definition
A deed that contains the grantor's warranty that the title is free of all encumbrances, that the grantor has the title being transferred, and that no one else has a better title.
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Special warranty deed
Definition
A deed that contains warranties against only those encumbrances and defects in title that might have been created since the grantor took title.
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Bargain-and-sale deed
Definition
A deed that transfers real property to a buyer for valuable consideration but that lacks any guarantee from the seller about the validity of the title.
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Mortgagor
Definition
A borrower who pledges real property as security for the money to purchase the property.
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Mortgagee
Definition
A lender in a mortgage arrangement, such as a bank or another financing institution.
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Foreclosure
Definition
A legal proceeding to terminate a mortgagor's interest in property; the mortgagee's remedy when the mortgagor defaults on payments.
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Trust deed, or deed of trust, or trust indenture
Definition
A secured interest in real property that is held by a trustee to protect the lender (beneficiary) until the loan is repaid by the borrower (trustor).
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Land contract
Definition
A secured interest in real property based on a stipulation that the seller will not transfer title to property until payment of a certain percentage of the price.
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Mechanic's lien
Definition
A lien, granted by law to anyone who repairs a specific piece of property, that secures payment for the repairs.
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Adverse possession
Definition
The claim of ownership of land by possession that is exclusive, open, hostile, unpermitted, and continuous for a statuatory period.
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Lateral support
Definition
A property owner's right to have land supported by the land adjacent to it.
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Subjacent support
Definition
A property owner's right to have land supported by the earth below it.
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Riparian owner
Definition
An owner of land that contains or borders on a naturally flowing waterway.
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Trade fixture
Definition
An item attached to real property solely for trade purposes, which is removalbe without permanent injury to the land or building.
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Improvements or betterments
Definition
Alterations to premises made by a tenant that make it more useful for the tenant's purpose and become part of the leased structure.
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Incorporeal interest
Definition
A nonmaterial interest in real property.
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Easement
Definition
A nonpossessory right to use another person's real property for a particular purpose.
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Profits a prendre
Definition
A right or privilege to enter another's land and take away something of value from its soil or from the products of its soil.
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License
Definition
The permission to use real property for a particular purpose.
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Zoning
Definition
A government's regulation of building construction and occupancy and of land use according to a comprehensive plan.
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Spot zoning
Definition
A provision in a general zoning plan that assigns a different use for a small area of land than that of the surrounding area.
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Exclusionary zoning
Definition
The act of restricting land use either by prohibiting additional building or by requiring high standards.
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Special exception
Definition
A land use explicitly permitted by a zoning ordinance but subject to certain limitations.
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Variance
Definition
An exception to the strict application of a zoning ordinance to permit a use that is not permitted otherwise.
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Hardship variance
Definition
An exception to the application of a zoning ordinance for lots that, becuase of size, topography, or other physical limitations, do not conform to the ordinance requirements for the zone.
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Use variance
Definition
An exception to the application of a zoning ordinance to permit an otherwise prohibited use within the zone.
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Nonconforming use
Definition
A land use that is impermissible under current zoning restrictions but that is allowed because the use was lawful before the restrictions took effect.
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Building codes
Definition
The local ordinances or state statutes that regulate construction of buildings.
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Eminent domain
Definition
The right of a government to seize private property for public use.
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Condemnation proceeding
Definition
A legal procedure by which a government body seeks a court's permission to seize private property by eminent domain.
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Tenancy at will
Definition
A landlord-tenant estate in which the tenant has permission to occupy a premises as a landlord desires.
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Estate for years
Definition
A landlord-tenant estate created for a definite period.
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Periodic tenancy
Definition
A landlord-tenant estate with no fixed termination date and automatic renewal until one of the parties gives notice of intent to terminate.
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Holdover tenant
Definition
A tenant who has a lease for a number of years and, at the expiration of the lease, continues to occupy the premises.
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Tenant at sufferance
Definition
A tenant who has a lease for a number of years and, at the expiration of the lease, continues to occupy the premises, without the agreement of the landlord.
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Security deposit
Definition
A payment required by a landlord from a tenant at the inception of a lease that the landlord can retain for default payment or damage to the property.
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Constructive eviction
Definition
Actions or inactions of a landlord that create conditions that prevent the tenant from enjoying a substantial or integral part of the premises.
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Distraint
Definition
A landlord's right to seize possession of a tenant's property and hold it for rent when the tenant has defaulted on the rent.
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