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What are subsurface rights?

When you own real estate, you likely own what the law refers to as surface and subsurface rights. Surface rights are easy to identify and include everything from the trees on your property to structures. What are subsurface rights, though? Ranger Land and Minerals...

Examples of affirmative and negative easements

An easement is the right of one party to use or control part of another's property. The easement generally includes specific terms that both parties abide by. Easements take many forms, but they all fall into one of two categories: affirmative and negative....

What are signs of a fraudulent conveyance?

Someone in significant debt could run the risk of losing valuable property such as real estate to creditors. However, the debtor might attempt to prevent a creditor from seizing the property by using a fraudulent conveyance to transfer it to another party. Per Sfgate,...

What should I understand about a contract novation?

Negotiations to set up the commercial use of a property are not always easy. Sometimes even after the signing of a contract, events compel the signatories to the agreement to come back to renegotiate the deal. This may result in a contract novation. The Motley Fool...

Who should maintain an easement on your property?

Having an easement may not be the most welcome news for your property, but it may be necessary so that another property owner can access landlocked property just beyond your land. With the easement established, you might wonder who has the responsibility of keeping up...

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