Property law
Part of the common law series
Acquisition of property
Gift  · Adverse possession  · Deed
Lost, mislaid, or abandoned
Treasure trove
Alienation  · Bailment  · License
Estates in land
Allodial title  · Fee simple  · Fee tail
Life estate  · Defeasible estate
Future interest  · Concurrent estate
Leasehold estate  · Condominiums
Conveyancing of interests in land
Bona fide purchaser
Torrens title  · Strata title
Estoppel by deed  · Quitclaim deed
Mortgage  · Equitable conversion
Action to quiet title
Limiting control over future use
Restraint on alienation
Rule against perpetuities
Rule in Shelley's Case
Doctrine of worthier title
Nonpossessory interest in land
Easement  · Profit
Covenant running with the land
Equitable servitude
Related topics
Fixtures  · Waste  · Partition
Riparian water rights
Lateral and subjacent support
Assignment  · Nemo dat
Other areas of the common law
Contract law  · Tort law
Wills and trusts
Criminal Law  · Evidence

Under the feudal system, enfeoffment was the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service. Property law is the area of Law that governs the various forms of Ownership in Real property (land as distinct from personal or movable possessions Common law refers to law and the corresponding legal system developed through decisions of courts and similar tribunals rather than through legislative statutes or executive A gift, in the Law of Property, has a very specific meaning In order for a Gift to be legally effective the grantor must have intended to give the gift In Common law, adverse possession is the process by which title to another's Real property is acquired without compensation, by as the name A deed is a Legal instrument used to grant a Right. Deeds are part of the broader category of documents under seal. In the Common law of Property, personal belongings that have left the possession of their rightful owners without having directly entered the possession of another person are A treasure trove may broadly be defined as an amount of gold silver gemstones money jewellery or any valuable collection found hidden underground or in places such as cellars Alienation, in Property law, is the capacity for a piece of property or a property right to be sold or otherwise transferred from one party to another Bailment describes a legal relationship in Common law where physical possession of personal Property ( Chattels) is transferred from one person (the The verb license or grant license means to give permission The noun license is the document demonstrating that permission An estate is the Net worth of a person at any point in time It is the sum of a person's Assets - legal rights interests and entitlements to Property of Allodial title is a concept in some systems of property law It describes a situation where Real property ( Land, Buildings and Fixtures) is owned Fee simple is an estate in land in Common law. It is the most common way Real estate is owned in common law countries and is ordinarily the most Fee tail or entail is an obsolete term of art in Common law. It describes an estate of Inheritance in Real property which cannot A life estate is a concept used in Common law and Statutory law to designate the ownership of land for the duration of a person's life A defeasible estate is created when a grantor transfers land conditionally In Property law and Real estate, a future interest is a legal right to property ownership that does not include the right to present possession or enjoyment of A concurrent estate or co-tenancy is a concept in Property law, particularly derived from the Common law of Real property, which describes A condominium, or condo, is a form of Housing tenure and other Real property where a specified part of a piece of real estate (usually of an apartment In law conveyancing is the transfer of title of Property from one person to another or the granting of an Encumbrance such as a Mortgage or A bona fide purchaser ( BFP) referred to more completely as a bona fide purchaser for value without notice is a term used in the Law of Real property Torrens title is a system of land title where a register of land holdings maintained by the state guarantees an indefeasible title to those included in the register Strata title is a form of ownership devised for multi-level apartment blocks. Estoppel by Deed - A doctrine where rules of evidence prevent a litigant from denying the truth of what was said or done A quitclaim deed is a term used to describe a document by which a person (the "grantor" disclaims any interest the Grantor may have in a piece of Real property A mortgage is the pledging of a property to a Lender as a security for a Mortgage loan. Equitable conversion is a doctrine of the Law of Real property under which a purchaser of real property becomes the equitable owner of title to the property at the An action to quiet title is a Lawsuit brought in a Court having Jurisdiction over land disputes in order to establish a party's title to Real property In Property law and Real estate, a future interest is a legal right to property ownership that does not include the right to present possession or enjoyment of A restraint on alienation, in the Law of Real property, is a clause used in the conveyance of real property that seeks to prohibit the recipient from selling The rule against perpetuities is a rule of law in effect under the property, Trusts, Estate, and Contract law of many Common law The Rule in Shelley's Case is a rule of law that may apply to certain Future interests in Real property and Trusts created in Common law jurisdictions In the Common law of England, the doctrine of worthier title was a legal doctrine that preferred taking title to Real estate by descent A nonpossessory interest in land is a term of the Law of Property to describe any of a category of rights held by one person to use land that is in the possession For railroad track easement see Track transition curve. An easement is the right or freedom to do something or the right to prevent Profit, but an entirely different meaning of the term analogous to an Easement. A covenant running with the land, is a Real covenant, in the Law of Real property. An equitable servitude is a term used in the Law of Real property to describe a Nonpossessory interest in land that operates much like a Covenant running In the law of real property fixtures are anything that would otherwise be a Chattel that have by reason of incorporation or affixation become permanently attached to Waste is a term used in the Law of Real property to describe a Cause of action that can be brought in Court to address a change in condition A partition is a term used in the Law of Real property to describe an act by a Court order or otherwise to divide up a Concurrent estate into Riparian Water rights (or simply riparian rights) is a system of allocating water among those who possess land about its source Lateral and subjacent support, in the Law of property, describes the right a landowner has to have that land physically supported in its natural state by both adjoining An assignment (Latin cessio) is a term used with similar meanings in the Law of Contracts and in the law of Real estate. Nemo dat quod non habet, literally meaning "no one give what one does not have" is a legal rule sometimes called the nemo dat rule that states that the purchase of A contract is an exchange of promises between two or more parties to do or refrain from doing an act which is enforceable in a court of law Tort law is the name given to a body of law that creates and provides remedies for civil wrongs that do not arise out of Contractual duties In Common law, a will or testament is a document by which a person (the Testator) regulates the rights of others over his or her Property The law of trusts and estates is generally considered the body of Law which governs the management of personal affairs and the Disposition of Property of The term criminal law, sometimes called penal law, refers to any of various bodies of rules in different Jurisdictions whose common characteristic is the potential The Law of evidence governs the use of Testimony (eg oral or written statements such as an Affidavit) and exhibits (e Feudalism, a term first used in the early modern period (17th century in its most classic sense refers to a Medieval Europe Political system composed This mechanism was later used to avoid restrictions on the passage of title in land by a system in which a landowner would give land to one person for the use of another. The common law of estates in land grew from this concept. Common law refers to law and the corresponding legal system developed through decisions of courts and similar tribunals rather than through legislative statutes or executive An estate in land is an interest in Real property that is or may become possessory

See also

• Fiefdom

Under the system of Feudalism, a fiefdom, fief, feud, feoff, or fee, often consisted of inheritable lands or revenue-producing

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