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condominium
-ums [New Latin, joint dominion, from Latin com- with, together + dominium rule, ownership] 1 : ownership of real property that is characterized by separate ownership of portions of the property (as units in an apartment building) and … undivided or joint ownership of the remainder (as the common areas of an apartment building) [the conversion of real property to the form of ownership "Troy Ltd. v. Renna, 727 F.2d 287 (1984)"] compare cooperative 2 : real
Feoffment
successively required by the (English) Statute of Frauds (29 Car. 2, c. 3, s. 1), and the (English) Real Property Act, 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 106), s. 3; and by s. 2 of the latter Act, … 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 106), s. 3; and by s. 2 of the latter Act, all real property, as regards conveyance of the immediate freehold thereof, is transferable as well by grant as by livery, so
possession
thing e : control or occupancy of property actual possession 1 : direct occupancy, use, or control of real property [had actual possession of the land despite a lack of legal title] 2 : direct physical custody, care, … to sustain a conviction "State v. Garrison, 896 S.W.2d 689 (1995)"] adverse possession : actual possession of another's real property that is open, hostile, exclusive, continuous, adverse to the claim of the owner, often under a claim of
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Fixtures
see (English) Larceny Act, 1916, s. 16. Consult Amos and Ferard on Fixtures; Goodeve on the Law of Real Property. Personal property that is attached to land or building and that is regarded as an irremovable part of … Personal property that is attached to land or building and that is regarded as an irremovable part of real property, such as a fire place built into a home, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., 652.
Assent of personal representatives
personal representatives, At Common Law the personal estate passing by the will of a deceased person, including chattels real vested in the executor, virtute officii. The property passed to the legatee as soon as the executors assented
Remainder
converted future, contingent remainders into executory interests which were not hampered in the same way, but the (English) Real Property Act, 1845, repealed this Act, and restored the rules relating to contingent remainders to their pristine vigour although
rent
rent 1 a : a return made by a tenant or occupant of real property to the owner for possession and use thereof ;esp : a sum of money agreed upon between a … thereof ;esp : a sum of money agreed upon between a landlord and tenant for the use of real property b in the civil law of Louisiana : a contract by which one party conveys to another to
Annuity
either freehold or leasehold both, exclusively of purely personal estate, it is strictly a rent charge; see (English) Real Property Limitation Act, 1833 (3 & 4 Will. 4, c. 27), s. 21, and RENT CHARGE. But if the
Assignment
Property Act, 1925, s. 52, replacing the Statute of Frauds, 29 Car. 2, c. 3, s. 4, and Real Property Act, 1845, s. 3, and bys. 40 of the L.P. Act, 1925, all contracts for assignments of such
Distress
the continuance of the landlord's title or interest, and also during the possession of the tenant. By the Real Property Limitation Act, 1874, s. 1, distresses for the recovery of any rent may be made at any time … at which the right to make them shall have first accrued; but (by s. 42 of the (English) Real Property Limitation Act, 1833 (3 & 4 Wm. 4, c. 27) no arrears of rent can be recovered by
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