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Real Estate - Florida
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05/26/2008

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Abandonment
Definition
A voluntary surrender of rights or the relinquish of all title, possession or claim of property.
Term
Abstract of title
Definition
A condensed but full summary of all materials, such as conveyances(deeds), mortgages, liens, easements, encumbrances, marriages, divorces, deaths, wills and so on that effect title to a specific parcel of real estate in any manner.
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Acceleration Clause
Definition
A clause in a promissory note that advances the due date for payment of the balance of a debt
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Acceptance
Definition
The taking, receiving or expression of intention of a person to whom a thing is offered or tendered by another person.
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Acknowledgment
Definition
to admit, affirm, declare or avow as genuine. A formal declaration before an authorized official, such as a notary public.
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Acquiesce
Definition
to give implied consent by silence to a transaction or to any act
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Acre
Definition
43,560 square feet
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Actual Notice
Definition
notice expressly and actually given, and brought home to the party directly, as in physical possession.
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Ad Valorem
Definition
Latin - "according to valuation"
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Adapt
Definition
to make suitable; to conform to.
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Adaptation
Definition
the state of being adapted, the act or process of conforming
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Addendum
Definition
something added, as an addendum to a contract
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Advance Fee
Definition
a fee collected in advance by a broker for use in promoting the sale of listed property
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Adverse Possession
Definition
Acquisition of title to real estate owned by another person by a person who enters into open, adverse, hostile, notorious, exclusive and continuous possession of the property for a statutory period of time
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Affidavit
Definition
a voluntary declaration or statement in writing sworn to or affirmed before an officer having authority to administer such oath
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Agency
Definition
a relationship in which one person acts for or represents another by that person's authority.
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Agent
Definition
a person authorized by another person to act for him or her under a contract or relation of agency.
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Air Rights
Definition
an estate in real property vested by a grant giving the right to build upon, occupy or use, in the manner and degree permitted, all or any of the open space or vertical plan above the property described in the grant.
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Allodial System
Definition
ownership of real property by private individuals, subject to limitations and restrictions retained by government; the opposite of feudal.
Term
Amend
Definition
to change or improve by removing defects or faults.
Term
Amenities
Definition
in real property, tangible and intangible features that enhance desirability, contribute to the pleasure and enjoyment of the property -- and in some cases, add value to the property.
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Amortization
Definition
the gradual, systematic payment of a debt, such as a mortgage and note, by installment payments of the principal and accrued interest at stated periods for a definite time, which, at the expiration of the time, the debt will be liquidated.
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Amortized
Definition
an indebtedness that has been paid off
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Annexation
Definition
the act of joining, attaching, or uniting one thing to another, usually personal property to the real property, which becomes a "fixture."
Term
Appurtenance
Definition
that which belongs to something else but which is not necessarily an actual part of real property, such as an easement, right of way or water rights.
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Arrears
Definition
Unpaid, overdue or past due
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Assemblage
Definition
combining the ownership of two or more parcels of property under single ownership
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Assignment
Definition
a transfer to another of rights, such as an assignment of contract or an assignment of lease.
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Assumption of Mortgage
Definition
taking title to property, wherein the grantee expressly assumes personal liability for the unpaid portion of a promissory note.
Term
Avoid
Definition
annul, cancel or make void
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