Fundamentals of Property and Land Law

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Course Outline

  1. Definition of property and ownership rights
  2. Realism, possession and exclusive control
  3. Treasure rules and Crown vesting
  4. Deeds execution, signing and delivery
  5. Trust of land occupation and matrimonial home rights
  6. Joint tenancy unities and severance
  7. Land registration principles and title registers

1. Definition of property and ownership rights

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Property : Property is a legal aggregate of rights a person has over something, including rights of ownership and possession.
  • Ownership : Ownership is the most extensive right to a thing, giving an exclusive and unrestricted power to possess, use, dispose of, and exclude others.
  • Property as a relationship : Property is better understood as a power relationship a person has with a thing, not as the thing itself.
  • Socially acceptable power : Property is a socially permitted form of power over a thing that society allows others to recognize and respect.

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1. Which statement best defines property in the legal sense used here?

2. Which statement best captures ownership as described here?

3. What is a chose in possession?

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Property — definition?

Legal aggregate of rights over something.

Ownership — role?

Most extensive right, including possess, use, dispose, exclude.

Property as a relationship — concept?

Power relationship society recognizes over a thing.

Chose in possession — what?

Tangible property physically held and controlled.

Chose in action — what?

Intangible legal right to claim performance.

Ownership (de jure) — meaning?

Legal relationship with the strongest rights over a thing.

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