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Interpreting the Scope of Mineral Rights Reservations

One of the first lessons in every first-year real property law class is that property rights are commonly referred to as a “bundle of sticks” that can be sold or acquired as individual parts or a whole. In a case recently...more

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Sometimes Real Property Rights Can be Adjudicated in a Criminal Case Where the Property Owner is Not Even a Party

Owners of real property generally understand that their property rights can be impacted by litigation in which they are a party. However, what’s less clear, but perhaps equally important to understand and guard against, is...more

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Deed Language Defines the Scope of a Reserved Easement

Under California law, a grant deed is generally understood to transfer the entire fee title interest in real property, unless it expressly states otherwise.  (See, e.g., Civil Code sections 1105 and 1113.) If the seller wants...more

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