PUBLIC UTILITY
A company such as the telephone company, electric company, or gas company, which supplies a necessity in our modern life.
A company such as the telephone company, electric company, or gas company, which supplies a necessity in our modern life.
See: Planned Unit Development.
One hired to make false bids at an auction in order to raise the price of the property being sold.
An opinion not made as a representation of fact, but intended to enhance the value of the property.
See Exemplary Damages.
For (during) the life of another. A life estate measured not by the life of the grantee, but by the life of another person. The life of a famous person is commonly used, such as a young member of a royal family known for its longevity.
An agreement between a buyer and seller of real property, setting forth the price and terms of the sale.
See: Sale-Leaseback.
See: Purchase Agreement.
A bond having a purchase money mortgage as security.
(1) A mortgage given from buyer to seller to secure all or a portion of the purchase price. (2) Any mortgage from which the funds are used to purchase the property.
See: Purchase Money Mortgage.
See: Purchase Agreement.
See: Owner’s Policy.
A horizontal supporting beam of a roof frame, parallel to the ridge line and placed under the rafters.
A soft clay-like mixture used as a filler for cracks, joints, and to install window panes.
(1)A monumental mass which flanks an entrance, such as pillars at a gateway. (2) A tower, such as the steel towers which support high tension wires.
A roof resembling a pyramid; having four sloping sides, either forming a point, as a church steeple, or running at a lesser angle to a horizontal ridge, as is common on free standing garages.
Including more restrictive uses in less restrictive uses. Examples: Residential use (more restrictive) would be allowed in an area zoned commercial (less restrictive); commercial (more restrictive) would be allowed in an area zoned industrial (less restrictive).
See: Quadrant.
In the Government Survey method of describing real property, a square area of land 24 miles square (24 miles on each side or 576 square miles), containing 16 Townships (six miles square) or 576 Sections (one mile square).