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BusLawVocats9.02

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adopted by cities or counties to regulate the location of residential, business, and industrial districts Zoning ordinances
the obligation of a landlord to make repairs necessary to keep the premises fit to live in. Housing codes may prescribe in detail the required conditions of property Warranty of habitability
a deed that expressly warrants that the title is clear, without undisclosed claims or encumbrances and that the grantor has the legal ability to transfer the realty described Warranty deed
party who wrongfully retains the lost or stolen property of another, includes using bailed property for unauthorized purpose or refusing to return property Tortious bailee
the right of ownership to goods Title
the person receiving temporary possession of realty in a lease Tenant
when the tenant of a property leases all of the property to a third person for a period of time that is less than that remaining on the lease, or leases part of the property to a third person for part or all of the terms remaining on the lease Subletting
a landlord’s requirement of payment in advance of occupancy that is held to pay for any future unpaid rents or property damage caused by the tenant Security deposit
a promise, usually made in writing, by the buyer to the seller that limits the use of land in some way Restrictive covenant
the consideration given in return for temporary possession of anothers real property Rent
land building, and those things permanently affixed to them Real Property
a deed that transfers only whatever interest the grantor has in the property and does not warrant that the grantor has any interest Quitclaim
a thing, real or personal, tangible or intangible, that is subject to ownership and a group of related legal rights Property
the government’s right to regulate the use of real property for the public welfare, morals and health Police power
something that is either movable or intangible and the right to use such things Personal Property
ordinances enacted by communities to regulate the use of a property owner’s land when the use has an objectionable effect on other people Nuisance Laws
the right of an owner of property to an increase in that property Accession
when the land of another private person is adversely and exclusively possessed in an open and notorious way Adverse Possession
a tenant’s transfer of the remaining time on a lease Assignment
the party who accepts temporary possession and control of another person’s property for a specified purpose Bailee
the transfer of possession without the transfer of ownership Bailment
the party who temporarily gives up possession of the property Bailor
a party that agrees, for a fee, to transport goods for anyone who applies, provided the goods are lawful and fit for shipment Common Carrier
if landlord fails to perform duties and tenant refuses to pay rent and abandons premise due to the breach of contract Constructive Eviction
traction in which real estate is transferred from grantor to grantee by deed Conveyance
the formal written document used to transfer legal ownership of real property Deed
irrevocable rights to the limited use of anothers land Easements
the power of the government to take private property for public use in exchange for the fair market price Eminent domain
the difference between the fair market \value of the property and the debt in the property Equity
the depositing of money, legal documents, and instructions with a third party to be held until the conditions of a contract are fulfilled Esgrow
the owner of a property blocks a tenant from possession of all the real property Eviction
items of personal property that are attached or annexed to real property Fixtures
the action by a mortgage holder to seize the mortgage property in payment of a debt Foreclosure
one to whom a deed is given Grantee
individual who conveys the ownership rights of real property Grantor
a bailment in which only one of the parties benefits Gratuitous bailment
the person conveying temporary possession of realty in a lease Landlord
an agreement in which one party receives temporary possession of another’s real property in exchange for rent Lease
a loan for real property Mortgage
a bailment in which consideration is given and received by both the bailor and bailee Mutual benefit bailment
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