property & real estate law

commingling

Commingling refers broadly to the mixing of funds belonging to one party with funds belonging to another party. It most often describes a fiduciary’s improper mixing of their personal funds with funds belonging to a client. This form of...

common area

A common area is some shared space or amenity between unit owners or shareholders of a common interest development (CID). In housing CIDs, common areas can include things such as yard space, a basketball court, pool, laundry room, or a mail...

common interest development

Common interest developments (CIDs) are units of property governed by an association with each unit having an interest in some common area. CIDs can be for housing or business purposes, but some of the most common forms of CIDs are...

common property

Common property refers to property owned by more than one entity. Because of this shared ownership, an individual party’s degree of control over common property is less than it would be if they owned that property alone. Common property is...

community interest development

Community interest developments (CID) are common interest developments, a type of property development with multiple owners and a governing association. Each owner in CIDs has their own property with rights to the common area. Community...

community property

Community property refers to assets acquired during a marriage by either spouse. These assets can include property, income and even debt. Not all states recognize community property. In a “community property” state (such as California), any...

community property with right of survivorship

Community property with the right of survivorship is an agreement where, after the death of a spouse, ownership of the property that is jointly owned by both spouses automatically passes to the other spouse. The property or asset therefore...

concurrent estate

Concurrent estates are estates that are either owned or possessed by two or more individuals simultaneously. Concurrent estates include tenancy in common, joint tenancy, and tenancy by the entirety

See: Tkachik v. Mandeville...

condemn

Condemn in the legal sense refers to when a government exercises its eminent domain powers to seize private property for public use. Both local/state governments and the Federal Government have the authority to condemn property.

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condemnation

Condemnation in the legal sense refers to when a government exercises its eminent domain powers to seize private property for public use. Both local/state governments and the Federal Government have the authority to condemn property.

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