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Landlord-Tenant Law
Landlord-Tenant Law 1. Introduction: What Is Landlord-Tenant Law? Landlord-tenant law governs the legal relationship between a person who ow
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Defects in Title in Property Law
Defects in Title 1. Introduction: What Is a Defect in Title? Real property can be transferred by deed, recorded in public records, insured b
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Marketable Title in Property Law
Marketable Title 1. Introduction: What Is Marketable Title? In property law, owning land is not enough. A buyer also wants confidence that t
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Bona Fide Purchasers
Bona Fide Purchasers Real property law sometimes has to resolve a difficult conflict between two people who each claim an interest in the sa
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Recording Acts in Property Law
Recording Acts A deed may transfer an interest in real property between a grantor and a grantee, but another question immediately arises: Wh
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Types of Deeds
Types of Deeds Not all deeds provide the same legal protection. A deed is an instrument used to transfer an interest in real property, but t
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Deeds and Conveyances
Deeds and Conveyances A deed is one of the most important legal instruments in real property law. It is commonly used to transfer an ownersh
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Transfer of Property
Transfer of Property Property ownership is not necessarily permanent. Property can move from one person to another through a transfer. A hom
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Tenancy in Common
Tenancy in Common Tenancy in common is one of the principal forms of concurrent ownership in American property law. It exists when two or mo
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Tenancy by the Entirety
Tenancy by the Entirety Tenancy by the entirety is a form of concurrent ownership traditionally available to married spouses. It is closely
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Co-Ownership of Property
Co-Ownership of Property Property does not always belong to one person. Two or more people may own the same piece of land, house, condominiu
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The Rule Against Perpetuities
The Rule Against Perpetuities 1. Introduction Few doctrines in property law have a reputation as intimidating as the Rule Against Perpetuiti