Real Property - Law Dictionary Search Results
Possession
its legal meaning, possession is often indistinguishable from ownership, which is the right to possess. In regard to real property a mere right without possession is not sufficient to found an action for trespass, for instance, until 1926
gift
gift 1 : an intentional and gratuitous transfer of real or personal property by a donor with legal capacity who actually or constructively delivers the property to the
Power
power is an authority reserved by or limited to a person to dispose, either wholly or partially, of real or personal property, either for his own benefit or that of others, Farwell on Powers; and see Freme
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Estate duty
the (English) Finance Act, 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. c. 30), upon the principal value of all property, real or personal, settled or not settled, which passes or is deemed to pass on the death of a
owner
exclusive use, control, or possession of property c : a purchaser under a contract for the sale of real property see also equitable owner in this entry beneficial owner 1 : one holding a beneficial interest in a
Equity of redemption
sale; (3) a decree for foreclosure by the Court; (4) lapse of time (twelve years) under the (English) Real Property Limitation Act, 1874, ss. 7, 8. This equitable right of redemption after the mortgagor has made default in
Rent
the land or the thing itself. Consideration paid, usu. periodically, for the use or occupancy of property (esp. real property), Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1299. There are several kinds of rents, viz.:- (1) Rent-service, so called
Forfeiture
Aliens Act, 1914 (substituted for the (English) Naturalization Act, 1870), subject to certain provisoes, enables aliens to hold real and personal property. See ALIEN. (3) Alienation in mortmain, or to any kind of corporation (which was supposed
Licence and lease
whether instrument is a licence or lease, substance of the document must be preferred to the form; the real test is the intention of the parties, if the document creates an interest in the property, it is
Nullum tempus aut locus occurit regi
a limitation of sixty years on the recovery of quit rents, etc., payable in Ireland; and see Carson's Real Property Statutes (Notes to the Real Property Limitation Acts, etc.). … the recovery of quit rents, etc., payable in Ireland; and see Carson's Real Property Statutes (Notes to the Real Property Limitation Acts, etc.).
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