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In both a tenancy in common, and a joint tenancy, each co-owner owns an undivided interest in the property.

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The owner of a life estate has the same rights as a fee simple owner, including the right to sell the property or pass it to his or heirs.

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Ellen conveys to Floyd an apartment with the right to possess and use the premises for a period of time specified in their express contract. This is

Sergio rents an apartment from Taylor for a stated period of one year. The lease does not include a provision for renewal or extension. At the end of the lease term, possession of the apartment most likely

A fee simple absolute is an estate or interest in land with no limits in terms of disposition or duration.

Ché has an easement that allows him to drive across Dale's land to get to Ché's house. With respect to Dale's land, Ché's right is

Edna and Flavia buy a cottage in Gulfport, Mississippi. On the death of either owner, that owner's interest in the dwelling passes to her heirs. This is

The condemnation power of the government to take land for a public use is known as the right of adverse possession.

Most states consider a warranty of habitability to be implied for the protection of the buyer in the sale of a new home, and some states hold that the warranty also protects subsequent buyers.

Estes, the owner of Forest Mountain, and Gert, the tenant of a cabin on Estes's mountain, may create a fixed-term tenancy by

In a sale of real estate, a buyer who discovers that the seller does not have marketable title

To acquire property by adverse possession, the possession must be secret or clandestine.

Rosen is the life tenant of five hundred acres of land, on which is situated a previously existing mine. Rosen has the right to

Rafe signs a one-year lease for an apartment owned by Suki. Rafe is a student and needs the apartment only for two semesters, at the end of which he plans to sublet it for the rest of the term. Rafe's tenancy is

Before a variance to a zoning restriction is granted, there must be a public hearing with adequate notice to neighbors who may object to the variance.

Stop-to-Shop Inc. buys a section of land that is zoned exclusively residential. Intending to build a convenience store, car wash, and small mall on the property, the company seeks a variance. Many of the neighbors-single-family homeowners-want to object. Their best argument is that the variance

Brick & Mortar Stores Inc. signs a lease for a storefront owned by Commercial Properties Inc. The lease does not specify how long it is to last but does specify that rent is to be paid at certain intervals. This is

A sale of real estate is a complicated transaction that involves certain formalities not required in a sale of goods.

Nancy owns Office Tower, a commercial building situated on an acre of land that she also owns in Peoria, Illinois. Subject to certain qualifications, the exterior boundaries of Nancy's land extend to

The government has no right to take private land for public use, because the protection of an individual's right to property is our most important right.