Created by Virgil Royer

Willamette College of Law INTERESTS IN LAND

FREE USE PERMITTED

POSSESSORY NON-POSSESSORY
EASEMENT PROFIT LICENSE REAL EQUITABLE
PRESENT FUTURE S.O.F. NO S.O.F.
EASEMENT COVENANT SERVITUDE
S.O.F. 1. S.O.F. (writing) S.O.F. usually
2. recorded on
FREEHOLD NON-FREEHOLD ALL lots before
Exception to S.O.F.:
Negative Reciprocal
[may be defeasible] AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE REVOCABLE 1st sale Servitudes (via law)
3. signed by owner

FOR PERIODIC AT AT
YEARS WILL SUFFERANCE
[EXPRESS AGREEMENT]
-LIGHT BENEFITS BURDENS
FEE LIFE -AIR -INTENT -INTENT
ESTATE -SUPPORT BLD. -T & C -NOTICE
[may be defeasible] -ART. STREAM -VERT. PRIV. a. actual
b. constructive
-VIEW c. record
d. inquiry
EQUITABLE LEGAL -CONSERVATION -T & C
-HORIZ. PRIV.
SIMPLE TAIL -VERT. PRIV.
“heirs of his body”

EXPRESS NECESSARY ESTOPPEL

ABSOLUTE DEFEASIBLE LICENSE EASEMENT
BENEFITS BURDENS
“and his heirs”
IMPLIED PRESCRIPTION -INTENT -INTENT
QUASI
DETERMINABLE SUBJECT TO SUBJECT TO -DEED -SUCCESSIVE DETRIMENTAL -T & C -NOTICE
-WILL OR CONCURRENT RELIANCE a. actual
intent to revert CONDITION EXECUTORY -RESERVATION OWNERSHIP b. constructive
c. record
SUBSEQUENT LIMITATION -STRANGER TO -STRICT NECESSITY

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“so long as...” d. inquiry
DEED

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“until...” “condition” -T & C
“while...” -SUCCESSIVE ADVERSE
“provided that...” OR CONCURRENT POSSESSION
“revert” “however, if...” OWNERSHIP <EXCLUSIVE>
“re-enter”
(NOT Condition Precedent) -REASONABLY DESTRUCTION
NECESSARY
-PRIOR USE
-Release (S.O.F.)
IN IN -Sunset Clause
GRANTEE GRANTOR -Merger (unity of title)
-Lack of recording
-Promissory estoppel
L.E. / Fee Tail EXECUTORY
-Waiver
LIMITATION
REMAINDER -Prescription (similar to A.P.)
[successive / alternate]
-Unclean hands doctrine
EXECUTORY -Abandonment
1. NO COND. 1. subject
to COND. INTEREST [amount/time/trend/burden/benefit]
PRECEDENT PRECEDENT -Rebus sic stantibus
-and- -or- -End of necessity
SHIFTING SPRINGING
2. KNOWN 2. UNKNOWN vested remainder grantor -Eminent domain
IDENTITY IDENTITY or defeasible fee divestment L.E. / FEE SIMPLE CONDITION successive
divestment
FEE TAIL DETERMINABLE SUBSEQUENT A - or - B
transfer of simultaneous
interest
VESTED CONTINGENT vested vested
part/all of an
(horizontal)
entire interest
REMAINDER REMAINDER REVERSION POSS. OF RIGHT OF (vertical)
[may be subject to open [reverts if condition precedent automatic
or divestment] is not met when L.E. terminates] REVERTER REENTRY C PRIVITY
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