On Tuesday, in Brown v. Johnson, Record No. 0491-23-4 (Ct. App. Va. April 16, 2024), available here, the Court of Appeals of Virginia affirmed a decision from the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, ...

A fee simple defeasible estate is a type of property ownership in which the owner holds title to the property with specific conditions or limitations. Fee simple defeasible estates are common in real ...

Fee simple is a term used in real estate to describe when an owner has complete legal ownership over a designated area of land and all properties that sit on that land. This is the highest form of ...

Real estate attorneys are praising a recent Ohio Supreme Court decision which denounced a longstanding, yet oft-criticized deed interpretation rule from 1929. The rule, which originated in the Court’s ...

Fee simple absolute is a type of property ownership that grants the owner full rights to use, sell, lease, or transfer the property without restrictions. It remains in effect indefinitely unless ...