According to the legal casebook “Property,” by Dukeminier and Krier, co-ownership “refers to situations where two or more persons have concurrent rights of present or future possession.” At least five types of concurrent interests arose under common law as it developed originally under English law. This includes common law coparceny, tenancy in partnership (business associations law), tenancy in common, joint tenancy, and tenancy by the entirety. This article discusses the tenancy in common as a concurrent interest in property under the majority rule under the state laws of the United States.

On the 25th June 2010 the UK's FSA (Financial Services Authority) announced a range of measures to tighten controls of the sell and rent back sector. Aimed at better protecting homeowners that sell their house or flat and then rent it back from a third party, this may make the sale and rent back process fairer. How will these changes work?

Welcome to Last Chance, a Patch series reminding you of deadlines you don't want to miss. This week's dates to remember? 

Oliver Loving (1812-1867) was born and raised in Kentucky where he married Susan Doggett Morgan in 1833. Over the next ten years they had four children on their farm in Muhlenberg County, then Loving and his siblings decided to move their families to Texas. Loving continued to farm, and his family grew to include nine children. Their property grew, as well: According to the Handbook of Texas Online, the first assessment of Palo Pinto County in 1857 listed1000 acres in the name of Oliver Loving.

North America is filled with stories of horrific crimes. The more gruesome the act, the greater the impact will be on the home, as well as the surrounding neighborhood.