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property

having community property are Louisiana, Arizona, California, Texas, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, and Wisconsin. immovable property : real property in this entry ;specif in the civil law of Louisiana : tracts of land with their component

redeem

present and have redeemed b : to exchange for something of value vi : to redeem something (as real property) [failed to exercise its equity of redemption, and this part of the right to was therefore cut

trespass

close (tenement protected by law of trespass)] : a trespass that involves wrongful and tortious entry on another's real property trespass to try title : an action brought as a means of obtaining redress for a trespass

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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

Benami

from each other in their legal character and incidents. In one sense, it signifies a transaction which is real, as for example, when A sells properties to B but the sale deed mentions X as the purchaser.

Benamidar

Benamidar, a benamidar is an ostensible owner and if a person purchases from a benamidar, the real owner cannot recover unless he shows that the purchaser had actual or constructive notice of the real title.

Collusion

with the object of entering into an arrangement which may serve as a cloak to cover up the real state of affairs. When one party can dominate over the will of the other, it would not be

Contingent remainder

contingent remainder. The interposition of trustees to preserve contingent remainders was rendered unnecessary in most cases by the Real Property Act, 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 106), s. 8, which enacts 'that a contingent remain-der existing

concession

: something granted esp. as an inducement (as to enter into an agreement) c : a grant of real property esp. by a government in return for services or for a particular use (as settlement) d :

Deed

duly signed, sealed, and delivered. It is either an indenture (factum inter partes) needing an actual indentation [(English) Real Property Act, 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 106), s. 5], reproduced by the Law of Property Act,

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