Property

Absentee landlord is an economic term for a person who owns and rents out a profit-earning property, but does not live within the property's local economic region. This is a common corporate practice. ...more on Wikipedia about "Absentee landlord"

Air rights are a type of development right in real estate. Generally speaking, owning or renting land or a building gives one the right to use and develop the empty space above the property. Those rights are air rights. Supposedly, this legal concept is based on an ancient Latin saying: ...more on Wikipedia about "Air rights"

Asset forfeiture is often used to describe the confiscation of assets, by the State, that were used to facilitate crime against people, property, or the State itself. Any profits or rewards that are the result of or suspected of being the result of criminal activity are also subject to asset forfeiture. There are over 200 offenses which have forfeiture clauses. ...more on Wikipedia about "Asset forfeiture"

A gift, in the law of property, has a very specific meaning. In order for a gift to be effective under the law, three elements must exist: ...more on Wikipedia about "Gift (law)"

Housing tenure refers to the financial arrangements under which someone has the right to live in a house or apartment. The most frequent forms are tenancy, in which rent is paid to a landlord, and owner occupancy. Mixed forms of tenure are also possible. ...more on Wikipedia about "Housing tenure"

A lost and found (known in British English as lost property), usually found at large public places, is where visitors can go to retrieve lost articles that may have been found by other visitors. Frequently found at museums, amusement parks, schools, etc., a lost and found will typically be a box or room in a location near the main entrance. It would be clearly marked so that anyone who has found a misplaced article, or misplaced an article themselves, can find it. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lost and found"

Ownership society is a slogan for a model of society promoted by United States President George W. Bush. It takes as lead values personal responsibility, economic liberty, and the owning of property. The ownership society discussed by Bush also extends to certain proposals of specific models of health care and social security. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ownership society"

:This article deals with property in the context of ownership rights. For other meanings, see property (disambiguation). ...more on Wikipedia about "Property (ownership right)"

Property damage is damage or destruction done to public or private property, caused either by a person who is not its owner or by natural phenomena. Property damage caused by persons is generally categorized by its cause: neglect (including oversight and human error), and intentional damage. Intentional property damage is often, but not always, malicious. Property damage caused by natural phenomena may be legally attributed to a person if that person's neglect allowed for the damage to occur. ...more on Wikipedia about "Property damage"

A property management company is tasked with the responsibility of managing the multiple aspects which come along with the ownership of real estate. This is much akin to the role of management in any business. One important role is that of acting as liaison between the landlord and tenant. Duties of property management companies include accepting rent, responding to and addressing maintenance issues, advertising vacancies for landlords, and doing credit and background checks on tenants. In exchange for the service they provide, property management companies charge landlords a percentage of the gross rent collected each month (typically 8-10%), in addition to lease commissions. If disclosed in the management agreement repair costs may be marked by some property managers. Some property management companies also manage home owner associations (HOAs). ...more on Wikipedia about "Property management"

Rent to own is an informal term for a type of business which rents items, most typically furniture or appliances, with the condition that the item will be owned by the renter if the term of rent is finished, or that the lease can be converted to a sale for a nominal fee at that time. Since rent to own stores often do not require payment up front, they are popular with the poor, but between high interest rates and higher cash prices than other stores, they are more expensive (often several times more expensive) than buying the same item outright. This has caused the rent to own industry to be accused of predatory lending. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rent to own"

Renting is an agreement where a payment is made for the temporary use of a good owned by another person or company. Examples: ...more on Wikipedia about "Renting"

The right of public access to the wilderness, or everyman's right, is a convention of property rights in the Nordic countries of Sweden, Finland and Norway, in addition to parts of Scotland ( Shetland/ Orkney), which allows the common public the right of access to the land, be it public or privately owned. Allemansrätten is the Swedish spelling, in Norwegian it is spelled Allemannsretten. The Finnish term is jokamiehenoikeus (singular nominative form) or jokamiehenoikeudet (plural nominative form). ...more on Wikipedia about "Right of public access to the wilderness"

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