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Trees and Fallen Fruit

Jim lived next to Dawn. On her property, Dawn maintained a peach orchard. The peach orchard was very successful due to the warm weather in the locality. Some of the limbs from Dawn's peach trees hung over onto Jim's property...

The Cooperative Form of Ownership

What Is a Cooperative?

Under a cooperative form of ownership, a home buyer typically does not obtain title to a particular unit. Instead, title to all of the units in the cooperative is...

Community Property

The origins of the concept of community property are ancient. Briefly said, the phrase "community property" refers to a form of property ownership that exists between a husband and a wife in which each party has a one-half interest in all...

Timeshares

Joan and Bob received a postcard in the mail. The postcard pictured a beautiful beachfront resort and said that Joan and Bob had won a free, week-long vacation. Joan and Bob were very excited and decided to go on the vacation....

Self-Help Remedy for Encroachment by Neighbor's Trees

Donna had a glorious old oak on her property. The tree was so old, that it was considered an "historic" tree by many of the locals. Donna had plans to nominate the tree for landmark status. Donna's neighbor, Jay, wasn't so...