Checklist Exam

8/10/2019 Checklist Exam

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Property Toolbox

Checklist:

1. Right to Exclude/Right of Access2. Nuisance3. Adverse Possession. Prescri!tive Ease"ent#. $ervitudes:

a. %icense& ease"ent 'i"!lied& ex!ress& !rescri!tive(& real covenant& e)uita*leservitude 'i"!lied reci!rocal negative servitude(

*. Restraints on alienation+. Co""on ,-nershi!. %%0enant %a-. aste. 0ransferring Pro!ert415. RAP

11. Recording Acts12. 0akings6

Right to Exclude: 0akings& AP& Co""on ,-nershi!& Ease"ent *4 Necessit4Nuisance: %% 0enant& 0akingsAP: Prescri!tive Ease"ent& 0ransferring Pro!ert4 'future interests(& %% 0enant$ervitudes: RC to E$ to 7RN$& 0ransferring Pro!ert4& %% 0enant& Recording ActsCo""on ,-nershi!: Right to exclude& %% 0enant& aste& 0ransferring Pro!ert4& Recording Acts&0akings%% 0enant: Nuisance& AP& Real Covenants& Co""on ,-nershi!0ransferring Pro!ert4: RAP& Recording Acts& "a4*e takings/AP/servitudes/co""on o-nershi!

Recordings Acts: ever4thing0akings: see *elo-

Can "ake u! facts if not enough !rovided 8 if 9& then this& *ut if then it -ould *e that. Alsodon;t


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hich stick in the *undle is at issue>

?se

Alter/change

Exclude

0ransfer

0aken/da"aged/destro4ed -ithout consent

Rules v. $tandards:1. $tandard:

a. A@A7N$0: Can have a chilling effect 'exa"!le: develo!"ent( *ecause there areno clear signals as to -hat constitutes % 8 -ant to take less risks for fear of %.

i. Potential


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A%A$ A$H:1. hich stick in the *undle is at issue>2. ho is defining -hat !ro!ert4 is 'state& feds& or !rivate(>

a. ho should define it> %eg& court& etc.3. 0res!ass>

a. Not -rongful if the entr4 is other-ise encouraged *4 !u*lic !olic4.. Al-a4s sa4 -hat the co"!eting rights are.

a. Controlling one;s o-n !ro!ert4 '!roductive use& "axi"iGe econo"ic return( v.funda"ental rights

#. Boes the . have a "a

o Fas the !art4 *een ousted or a*andoned> No AP for either of these.

o 7s the adverse !ossessor acting like a true o-ner> 0ake into account the t4!e of

land involved.

o A!!l4 a clear and convincing standard '"ost likel4(. ro-n v. @o**le No"e 2555 v. agerstro"

Prescriptive Easement (Exam Tips Outline Page 1):

o 7s AP "issing exclusivit4 or actual !ossession>

o Ele"ents are:

Actual ?se Jisi*le& ,!en and Notorious Continuous 8 still i"!ortant ithout the o-ner;s consent or a !eriod defined *4 state statute

7s there tacking>o Bid the !art4 ac)uiesce to the use> Note differences in courts

o 7s the !rescri!tive ease"ent negative> Not allo-ed.

Co""unit4 eed $tore v. NE Culvert Cor!.

!imits:

o hat test should *e ado!ted>

K;s Privilege& L;s $ecurit4& Reasona*leness& Prior ?se.o hat re"ed4 is a!!ro!riate>

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Bis"issal of the co"!laint& da"ages& in Can *ring *oth clai"s.

o 7s the ino Is the interference substantial?

o Is it unreasonable?

o Is the injured party unusually sensitive?

o A!!l4 factors.

Can s!ite *e added into one of the factors>o hat is the a!!ro!riate re"ed4> $ee outline !age 1.

o $ee argu"ents and counterargu"ents.

Page Count4 A!!liance Center v.Fone4-ell ontain*leau Fotel v. #2# 'Eden Roc( Prah v. Daretti

&ervitudes: 'ivides stics o use and control among dierent people*o 7s it a license& ease"ent& real covenant& or e)uita*le servitude>

o 7s it te"!orar4> 7f so& a license*

o 7s it affir"ative or negative>

o -a4s to create an easement: ex!ress grant& !rior use& necessit4& !rescri!tion.

@ranite Pro!erties v. Danns

Prior use 'i"!lied( 8 a!!l4 3 ele"ents ,utline Page 2122.

Bid the one o-ner o-n *oth !arcels at a !rior ti"e>

inn v. illia"s

Necessit4 'i"!lied(

o

ritten ease"ents: 7dentif4 servient and do"inant estate. Boes the *enefit/*urden run -ith the land 'a!!urtenant( or is it in gross>

$ee test ,utline Page 232.

7s it a"*iguous> 7f so& court -ill construe in favor of an

a!!urtenant ease"ent to "ake land "ore useful>

Boes the -riting "ention a s!ecific na"e> 7f so& in gross.

Fas the ease"ent *een ter"inated> # -a4s 8 outline !age 2#.


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@reen v. %u!o

Cox v. @len*rook Co"!an4

Fenle4 v. Continental Ca*levision

o +eal ,ovenants ('amages) and E-uitable &ervitudes (.n/unction):

o Bid the o-ner originall4 o-n *oth !lots of land>

o Ele"ents: riting Notice 8 actual& in)uir4& constructive

Constructive re)uires title search 'see recording M(.

7ntent to *urden and *enefit 8 look to the original grant I0ouch and concern 8 increase in value to *enefited land& decrease in value

to the *urdened land IPrivit4 of estate 'not re)uired for E$( 8 horiGontal and vertical

Note the different s.

IFardest 's!end "ore ti"e one(

o hitinsville PlaGa v. Horseas

o .mplied +eciprocal "egative &ervitude (i E& claim is %ea):

Again& -as there originall4 a co""on o-ner> Bid it originate for a "utual *enefit> 7s there a co""on !lan> $ee ,utline Page 31. as there a notice of the co""on !la4 to the *u4er of the restrict lot> Co"!ared to E$: need -riting and notice *ut not reall4 a *enefit/*urden

anal4sis.

Evans v. Pollack

$an*orn v. Dc%ean

Rile4 v. ear Creek Planning Co""ittee

Can it *e ter"inated> $ee ,utline !age 32. El Bi v. 0o-n of ethan4 each

o +estraints on Alienation (a covenant):

7s it a fee si"!le> 7f so& no restraint on alienation allo-ed. uestion is al-a4s should it *e enforced for !u*lic !olic4>

A!!l4 either the reasona*le standard or re!ugnant to a nature of the

fee. 7s it a charit4> Need state action to enforce.

Forse Pont ish O @a"e Clu* v. Cor"ier

N Real Estate Co. v. $erio

Riste v. Eastern ashington i*le Ca"!

$helle4 v. Hrae"er

,ommon O%ners0ip:

o 7s it a 07C& a 0& 07E>

07C is !referred 0: right or survivorshi! and severance 07E: "arried

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,livas v. ,livas

Carr v. Beking

0enhet v. os-ell

Hresha v. Hresha

$a-ada v. Endo

!andlordTenant !a%:

o hat kind of tenanc4 is it>

0er" of 4ears& !eriodic tenanc4& tenanc4 at -ill& tenanc4 at sufferanceo $elfFel! v. udicial Process

o 0hink a*out -hat rights *oth %% and tenant each have. %% does have several

re"edies a dut4 to "itigate. $ee ,utline Page #1.o 7s it a co""ercial or residential !ro!ert4>

o 7s it a su*lease or assign"ent> 0hink real covenants.

Jas)ueG v. @lass*oro $o""er v. Hridel

Hendall v. Ernest Pestana $lavin v. Rent Control oard of rookline

o Boes a defense a!!l4> 7.e. Right to Fa*ita*le Pre"ises.

Constructive Eviction ')uiet en


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o N Coalition Against ar in the Diddle East v. D Realt4


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Transer

ohnson v. D;7ntosh

7s the conve4ance a"*iguous> %ook to facts and "ake it fit into a recogniGa*le categor4.

$ee order of !reference and chart ,utline Page 3.

$ee chart 8 -ho has !resent interest and future interest 'grantor or third !art4(>

7f future& is the transfer auto"atic or re)uire assertion> Datters for AP. Avoid forfeitures.

o ood v. oard of Count4 Co""issioners

o Cathedral v. @arden Cit4 Co"!an4

o Ed-ards v. radle4

o ohnson v. hitton

+AP8 onl4 a!!lies to:

o Contingent re"ainders& executor4 interests& vested re"ainders su*

o as a gift>

$a*o v. Forvath

Taen2damaged2destroyed %it0out consent hat else can *e tied in -ith takings>

o AP 8 if have not actuall4 "et all re)uire"ents 'statutor4 !eriod( then true o-ner

-ould *e !aid not APero Nuisance

o Right of access/free s!eech 'could this *e a !h4sical taking>(

o %% o*ligations 'exa"!le: having to !rovide s!ace for "ail*oxes& ca*le(

o hat is the effect on covenants>

o Co"!ensation to co""on o-ners

o Affect on a future interest

o Recording act to see -ho gets co"!ensated

0akings:

Pro: should not have to *ear *urden for other !ro!ert4 o-nerQ so"eti"es the *enefit is

shared *4 "an4Q could lo-er taxes 'think cigarettes -/lo-er healthcare costs(Q one takesthe risk in *eing a !ro!ert4 o-ner that ti"es and regulations -ill change


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Con: taxes -ould *e enor"ous if -e co"!ensated for ever4thingQ !ro*le" -/state

defining -hat !ro!ert4 is 8 a*le to take 4our !ro!ert4Q

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