real property
an estate or property consisting of lands and of all appurtenances to lands, as buildings, crops, or mineral rights (distinguished from personal property).
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How to use real property in a sentence
Early drafts of the bill said directly that the law applied any time a public agency chose to “sell, lease, transfer or otherwise convey any interest in real property owned by a local agency.”
MTS Saw the Sign, and it Didn’t Open Up San Diego’s Eyes | Andrew Keatts | April 13, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoFor such proposals to have any effect, the transfer of real property must be greatly simplified and cheapened.
The Hills and the Vale | Richard JefferiesIn suits for real property, very little documentary or secondary evidence is admitted.
Night and Morning, Complete | Edward Bulwer-LyttonYou know that Jacob Herapath had extensive, unusually extensive, dealings in real property—land and houses.
The Herapath Property | J. S. Fletcherreal property and personal, this house, and also everything it contains?'
Cynthia Wakeham's Money | Anna Katharine Green
In fact, real property was in the hands of one or two specialists only.
Catastrophe and Social Change | Samuel Henry Prince
British Dictionary definitions for real property
immovable property, esp land and buildings, including proprietary rights over land, such as mineral rights: Also called: real estate Compare personal property
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Cultural definitions for real property
Property held in the form of land or buildings.
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