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access


The right to come upon or enter property from a public roadway, or from another privately-owned property.
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adverse possession


A process to obtain title to property through use or possession for a set period of time. Adverse possession is sometimes invoked to resolve competing ownership claims.
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appeal authority


The person or board that considers appeals from land use decisions. Local governments are required to have appeal authorities, which may be a Board of Adjustment, or an appointed hearing officer. A lo [..]
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board of adjustment


A citizen’s board appointed by a local government to consider zoning appeals, variances, and sometimes other zoning applications. A board may be an appeal authority.
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boundary


The limits of a parcel, indicating where one person’s property ends, and another’s begins. The boundaries of a property are most often defined in the deed to the property, which should be specific eno [..]
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boundary by acquiescence


A legal theory which recognizes long-standing acceptance of an identified boundary line as the actual property line, even if that line does not agree with the parcel’s legal description.
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boundary by agreement


Recognition and enforcement of a verbal or unrecorded agreement regarding the location of a property boundary.
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boundary by estoppel


Placement of a property boundary due to reliance on an act or statement concerning the location of the boundary, if enforcing the correct boundary line would result in injustice.
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boundary marker


An artificial marker, which may be an official monument placed by a government agency or some other permanent structure or marker, that is a reliable starting point to ascertain property boundaries.
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condemnation


The word “condemnation” has traditionally been used as a synonym for acquisition of property using eminent domain. When used this way, condemnation does not mean that the property is not cared for or [..]
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