Nonpossessory interest in land

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Property law
Part of the common law series
Acquisition of property
Gift · Adverse possession · Deed
Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property
Bailment · Licence
Estates in land
Allodial title · Fee simple
Life estate · Fee tail · Future interest
Concurrent estate · Leasehold estate
Condominiums
Conveyancing of interests in land
Bona fide purchaser · Torrens title
Estoppel by deed · Quitclaim deed
Mortgage · Equitable conversion
Action to quiet title
Limiting control over future use
Restraint on alienation
Rule against perpetuities
Rule in Shelley's Case
Doctrine of worthier title
Nonpossessory interest in land
Easement · Profit (real estate)>Profit
Covenant running with the land
Equitable servitude
Related topics
Fixtures · Waste (law)>Waste · Partition
Riparian water rights
Lateral and subjacent support
Assignment · Nemo dat
Other areas of the common law
Contract law · Tort law
Wills and trusts
Criminal Law · Evidence
A nonpossessory interest in land is a term of the law of property to describe any of a category of rights held by one person to use land that is in the possession of another. Such rights can generally be created in one of two ways: either by an express agreement between the party who owns the land and the party who seeks to own the interest; or by an order of a court.


Property law
Part of the common law series
Acquisition of property
Gift · Adverse possession · Deed
Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property
Bailment · Licence
Estates in land
Allodial title · Fee simple
Life estate · Fee tail · Future interest
Concurrent estate · Leasehold estate
Condominiums
Conveyancing of interests in land
Bona fide purchaser · Torrens title
Estoppel by deed · Quitclaim deed
Mortgage · Equitable conversion
Action to quiet title
Limiting control over future use
Restraint on alienation
Rule against perpetuities
Rule in Shelley's Case
Doctrine of worthier title
Nonpossessory interest in land
Easement · Profit (real estate)>Profit
Covenant running with the land
Equitable servitude
Related topics
Fixtures · Waste (law)>Waste · Partition
Riparian water rights
Lateral and subjacent support
Assignment · Nemo dat
*Other areas of the common law*
Contract law · Tort law
Wills and trusts
Criminal Law · Evidence

Under the common law, there are five variations of such rights. These are:

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