Public Domain
Definition of "Public domain"
- Right to an item belongs to the public at large so anyone can use it. An example is a real estate software program that is publicly available by an electronic bulletin board service.
- Land owned by the federal ,state, or county government that the public may use. This is distinguished from property owned privately by individuals and business.
Popular Real Estate Terms
Offer to buy real estate provided certain conditions are met. ...
Individual paying a rental fee to the lessor for the right to use real property. The two methods used to account for leases by the lessee are the capital lease and the operating lease. ...
Person who leases rented premises from the initial lessee. The sublease is for a time not exceeding the original lease period. ...
Agreement to exchange real estate upon specific terms. ...
This situation applied in some states when death prevents the seller of property, who has signed a real estate sale agreement, from completing the sale. In this situation , equitable ...
A clause inserted in a mortgage agreement requiring a future buyer of the subject property to obtain the consent of the lending institution prior to assuming the mortgage. In this ...
A testator/testatrix who donates real property. ...
Map within a governmental jurisdiction showing the boundary lines and ownership of all real property. A cadastral program produces the cadastral map. ...
Latitude line selected as a reference in the rectangular survey system. ...
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