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CO-OWNERSHIP [2 records]

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Record 1 2016-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Property Law (civil law)
CONT

Undivided co-ownership of a property begins informally when several persons, the undivided co-owners, acquire ownership of the same property. However, where an immovable is involved, it is in the interests of the undivided co-owners to draw up and register a formal agreement among themselves.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
OBS

Une chose appartenant à plusieurs copropriétaires est dans l'indivision [...] lorsque le droit de chaque propriétaire porte sur l'ensemble (et non une portion déterminée) de la chose commune.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

Co-ownership occurs where several persons are entitled to the possession, user and benefit of one thing, "pro indiviso", no one being entitled to any specific part of it, and the right of user of each being subject to a similar right in the others; as in the case of joint tenancy and tenancy in common ... (Jowitt's, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 1301)

OBS

There are several forms of co-ownership, each one having unique legal characteristics. The forms of co-ownership most commonly recognized ... are tenancy in common, joint tenancy, tenancy by the entirety, community property, condominium, cooperative, and partnership property. (Reilly, 1977, p. 105)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

copropriété : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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