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What is a Freehold Estate?

  • An estate held only for a life tenant
  • A type of leasehold estate
  • An estate with a definitive end date
  • An estate in land with ownership for an indeterminate length of time (correct)

What characterizes a Leasehold Estate?

  • Permanent ownership of the property
  • A tenant's right to occupy real estate during a lease term (correct)
  • Ownership for an indeterminate period
  • Transferable ownership rights

What is meant by Fee Simple Absolute?

The maximum possible estate one can possess in real property.

What is Fee Simple Defeasible?

<p>A type of ownership of real property that may be revoked if a specified condition occurs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a Freehold Life Estate measured by?

<p>A specific person's life (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Estate at Sufferance refer to?

<p>Retention of possession without the consent of the landlord after the lease has expired.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What defines a Legal Life Estate?

<p>Established by state law (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How long does a Leasehold Estate Years last?

<p>For a definite period with a beginning and ending date (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens in a Lease from Period to Period?

<p>Automatically renews indefinitely as long as rent is paid (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an Estate at Will?

<p>An occupation of space for an indefinite period, terminable by either party.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are Tenant's Obligations?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the Homestead Act of 1862 allow?

<p>Settlers to acquire 160 acres by living on it for five years.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do Homestead laws protect?

<p>Family members from losing their homes to general creditors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Dower?

<p>The rights that a wife acquires in her husband's fee simple property.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Curtesy refer to?

<p>The rights that a husband acquires in the wife’s property upon her death.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are Marital Rights in the context of real estate?

<p>A legal life estate that restricts one partner from selling property without the other's consent.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an Elective Share?

<p>It enables a surviving spouse to make a minimum claim to the deceased spouse's property.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What defines an Estate for Years?

<p>An estate with a definite beginning and ending date that does not require notice to terminate.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Real Estate Estates Overview

  • Freehold Estate: Ownership of land for an indeterminate length of time, unlike a leasehold estate.
  • Leasehold Estate: Tenant's right to occupy real estate for the duration of a lease, classified as a personal property interest.

Types of Freehold Estates

  • Fee Simple Absolute: Represents the utmost ownership of real property; also known simply as fee.
  • Fee Simple Defeasible: Ownership includes all rights of fee simple absolute but can be revoked if specific conditions are unmet.

Life Estates

  • Freehold, Life Estate: Defined by a person's life; terminates upon the death of the measuring life or the life tenant.
  • Legal Life Estate: Established by state laws, not voluntarily created; activated upon certain events, often related to marriage.

Leasehold Estates Details

  • Leasehold Estate Years: Fixed-term leasehold with defined start and end dates; terminates automatically without notice.
  • Lease from Period to Period: Known as periodic tenancy where the lease renews automatically upon timely rent payment
  • Estate at Will: Indefinite occupancy that can be terminated by either party at any time, also referred to as tenancy at will.

Tenant Responsibilities

  • Tenant's Obligations: Include timely rent payment, property maintenance, adherence to building rules, and returning the property in specified condition.

Historical Laws and Rights

  • Homestead Act of 1862: Allowed settlers to acquire 160 acres of land by residing on it for five years and improving it for a nominal fee.
  • Homestead Laws: Protect homeowners from losing their homes due to creditor claims against debts.
  • Dower: Rights acquired by a wife in her husband's property, securing financial interest.
  • Curtesy: Rights granted to a husband in the wife's property upon her death.

Marital Property Rights

  • Marital Rights: Legal life estate prevents one partner from selling property without the other’s consent.
  • Elective Share: Provides a surviving spouse with a minimum claim to the deceased spouse's estate, overriding will provisions.

Summary of Estate Types

  • Estate for Years: Defined start and end dates without the need for notice upon termination; renewals are not automatic.

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