Adverse Possession in PA
May 12, 2010
NATURE OF ADVERSE POSSESSION
1. ELEMENTS A claimant must prove actual, exclusive, visible,
notorious, distinct and hostile possession of the land continuously for 21
years. Conneaut Lake Park, Inc. v...
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Life Estate
May 12, 2010
Life Estate.
1. A life estate endures for the life of one of
more persons (measuring life). The
measuring life can be the tenants, or, in what is known as life estate per
autre vie, the life of anoth...
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Tenancy in Common.
May 12, 2010
Tenancy in Common.
1. Joint tenancy has
four unities, but tenancy in common has only one: unity of possession.
2. Each
tenant owns a fractional share of an undivided interest in the entire property...
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Joint Tenancy in PA
May 12, 2010
Joint Tenancy.
1. Joint tenancy is an estate which requires four
unities: title, time, interest and possession.[1] Essentially, joint tenancy is where one
estate is owned by two or more persons holdi...
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Tenants by the Entireties (PENNSYLVANIA)
May 12, 2010
A. Tenancy by the
Entireties.
1. A conveyance to husband and wife is presumed to
create a tenancy by the entireties.[1] This presumption can only be overcome using
clear and convincing evidence of a ...
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EFFECT OF JUDGMENT AS LIEN IN PA
May 12, 2010
A. Lien of Money Verdict:
Any judgment or other order of a court of common pleas
for the payment of money shall be a lien upon real property on the conditions,
to the extent and with the priority prov...
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EXTENT OF LIEN OF JUDGMENT IN PENNSYLVANIA
May 12, 2010
A. Lien Against All Real Property of
Judgment Debtor:
When entered of record, a judgment
operates as a lien against all real property of the judgment debtor in the
county in which it was filed. 42 Pa...
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NATURE OF JUDGMENT LIENS IN PENNSYVANIA
May 12, 2010
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court discussed the nature of
judgment liens in the case of In re: Upset Sale,
Tax Claim Bureau of Berks County, 505 Pa. 327, 479 A.2d 940, 943-44 (1984). The Supreme Court st...
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