the body of water; for example, all property owners could

Real Estate Section 1 Flashcards datumA datum is a reference point used for legal descriptions ofproperties located above or below the earth's surface.riparian rightsAllocation of the rights to use a body of water to the individuals who own property around the body of water. In some situations, all property owners may receive full use of the body of water; for example, all property owners could be given the right to go swimming and boating in a lake.Alternatively, in some cases, rights are proportioned depending upon how much waterfront property each individual owns, and some individuals will have more rights than others.fructus industriales or fructus naturales 'Fructus' may be fructus industriales or fructus naturales.Fructus industriales are fruits of labor or industry, i.e. such crops or other products of the soil as are produced by man's industry through sowing and cultivation, including most vegetables, corn, wheat, rye, oats and other grain crops.Fructus naturales are fruits of nature, i.e. crops that grow naturally and independently of man's industry such as grasses, perennial bushes or trees (including the fruits therefrom that do not need to have a crop taken to ensure rejuvenation), especially where "the labour employed in their planting bears so small a proportion to their natural growth littoralrightsIn United States law, Littoral rights are rights concerning properties that abut an ocean, bay, delta, sea or lake, rather than a river or stream (riparian). Littoral rights are usually concerned with the use and enjoyment of the shore.plottagethe process of combining adjacent parcels of land to form one larger parcel. Typically the value of the whole parcel will be greater than the sum of the individual smaller parcels. Also called assemblage.Prior AppropriationPrior appropriation water rights is the legal doctrine that the first person to take a quantity of water from a water source for "beneficial use"-agricultural, industrial or household -has the right to continue to use that quantity of water for that purpose.AssemblageAssemblage is the process of joining several parcels to form a larger parcel; the resulting increase in value is called plottage. Assemblage - The combining of two or more adjoining lots into one large tract.

lot, block and subdivision methodA method of identifying property within a platted subdivision. The developer files a map,or plat (see above),with local authorities.It shows the exact legal description of the entire parcel of land,and then shows how the developer will install streets,number the blocks within the subdivision,and number the lots within each block. The Lot and Block Survey System is a method used in the United States and ... lot number or letter and the block, or subdivision plat, in which the lot is located.fixtureA fixture, as a legal concept, means any physical property that is permanently attached (fixed) to real property (usually land) Property not affixed to real property is considered chattel property. Fixtures are treated as a part of real property, particularly in the case of a security interes meridian lines & base linesSurveyor's use of hypothetical lines to portray a properties position. North to South in the meridian line while East to West is the base line.

government survey methodThe system starts by identifying reference lines: an

east-west line called the base line and a north-south line called the principal meridian.Lines are then drawn about every 6 miles parallel to the meridian and the base line.The east-west lines are referred to as township lines, and the north-south lines are range lines.By nature of the lines being drawn 6 miles on each side, you now have 36 square miles, which make up townships.So a township is identified by specifying how many townships it is north or south of the base line and how many ranges it is east or west of the principal meridian. For example, a legal description might describe a township as "township 4 north, range 5 west"But 36 square miles is sill a big area. Thus, next come the sections. A township is divided into 36 sections. A township is 36 square miles, there are 36 sections, and each section is 1 square mile.Each square-mile section is numbered consecutively, starting with section 1 in the northeast corner of the township and then going back and forth, ending with section 36 in the southeast corner of the township.This way, the legal description can identify the relevant square-mile section simply by the section's number within the identified township.So let's look at an example, which we'll call section 9. You can use fractional descriptions, such as "the northwest quarter of section 9" or "the south half of the northwest corner of section 9". Your description gets more and more specific until you have identified the exact spot of land.Putting these elements of the description together, a simple legal description using

the Government Survey System might go like this: "The

south half of the northwest quarter of section 9, township 12 north, range 71 west of the 6th principal meridian.Chattel or PersonaltyPersonal property is property that is not real property.Personal property is also sometimes called chattel or personalty. An interest in real property where there is no ownership interest is referred to as a chattel real. A mortgage lender's security interest and a lease interest are examples of chattel real. Both of these interests are considered personal property because they do not involve an actual ownership interest in the real property.Bundle of rightsThe right of possessionThe right of enjoyment of the propertyThe right to control the property's useThe right to exclude others from the propertyThe right to transfer ownership of the propertyFrom these basic rights flow the privileges of the right to encumber the land (as in a mortgage), the rights to cultivate, lease, gift, will, dedicate, share, trade, exchange, or to do nothing at all.Appurtenance rightsA parcel of real property may include any of the following

appurtenances:Air rightsWater rightsSolid mineral rightsOil

and gas rightsSupport rightsA landowner may transfer all appurtenances with the sale of the land or may choose to retain or separately sell certain appurtenant rights. An example would be for an owner to sell the land, but retain the oil and gas rights.Riparian RightsA landowner's right to a reasonable use of water that was on, under, or adjacent to the land. When these rights are attached to a stream or river.Typically, the landowner has the right to use and appropriate water from a stream or river only if the owner's property abuts the stream or river.

The owner of these rights is known as a "riparian owner." The Doctrine of Riparian Rights is the law.In most riparian states, owners of land abutting the running water source have a right to use the water for domestic uses such as drinking, bathing, and watering personal use lawns and gardens. If a stream is not navigable, the riparian owner owns the land under the water to the midpoint of the stream. If it is navigable, the government owns the land under the water and the riparian landowner owns the land to the mean high mark of the watermark of the stream bed.appurtenanceAPPURTENANCES - FIXTURES. Appurtenance - An item or right that is real property and must pass with the land at the time of sale. Appurtenance occurs when the attachment becomes part of the property such as a furnace or air