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PA 221 – Unit Two. TYPES OF PROPERTY. Cataloguing Property. Important at Beginning of Estate Planning Process Group Property into Broad Legal Categories. Main Categories. Personal Property Real Property (Estates) Freehold (**key term = fee simple) Leasehold. Concurrent Ownership.
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PA 221 – Unit Two TYPES OF PROPERTY
Cataloguing Property • Important at Beginning of Estate Planning Process • Group Property into Broad Legal Categories
Main Categories • Personal Property • Real Property (Estates) • Freehold (**key term = fee simple) • Leasehold
Concurrent Ownership • Tenancy in Common • Joint Tenancy • Four unities • Right of survivorship • Tenancy by the Entirety • Special type of JT
Concurrent (cont’d) • Community Property • Tenancy by Partnership • Survivor issue
Life Estates • Basic Meaning • No Right to Transfer by Will • Transfer by Conveyance During Life • **Remainderman • Has rights – value cannot be wasted
Various Interests • Mortgages • Easements • Can originate with usage or agreement • Liens • Elective Share
Personal Property • EASY TO MISS!! • People have difficult time remembering pieces of personal property • Tangible • Intangible (i.e., “chose in action”) • IP • Benefits