876 Ind. Admin. Code 2-8-2

Current through September 4, 2024
Section 876 IAC 2-8-2 - Property ownership and interest

Authority: IC 25-34.1-2-5

Affected: IC 25-34.1-5

Sec. 2.

(a) The competency and instructional level for subdivisions (1) through (4) is Level 2. The competency and instructional level for subdivision (5) is Level 3. The following are concepts of property:
(1) The "bundle of rights" concept.
(2) Real property.
(3) Personal property.
(4) Lands, minerals, fruits of the soil.
(5) The following fixtures:
(A) Definition.
(B) Criteria for determining if item is a fixture. (Students should be able to apply these criteria to common fact situations.)
(C) Trade and agricultural fixtures.
(D) Effect of Uniform Commercial Code concerning security interests in fixtures.
(b) The competency and instructional level for subdivisions (1), (2)(A)(ii)(AA), and (2)(B) is Level 2. The competency and instructional level for subdivisions (2)(A)(i)(BB) and (2)(A)(ii)(BB) is Level 1. The following are concepts of estates in real property:
(1) Definition of "estate".
(2) The following types of estates (characteristics of each):
(A) Freehold estates as follows:
(i) The following estates of inheritance:
(AA) Fee simple.
(BB) Determinable, base, or qualified fee.
(CC) Estate for life of another.
(ii) Estates not of inheritance (life estates).
(AA) Estate for tenant's own life (conventional life estate).
(BB) Marital life estates.
(B) Nonfreehold (leasehold) estates. (Mention only; cover in greater depth under section 8 of this rule.)
(c) The competency and instructional level for subdivisions (1) and (2)(B) through (2)(D) is Level 2. The competency and instructional level for subdivision (2)(A) is Level 1. The following are concepts of ownership of real property:
(1) Severalty (sole) ownership.
(2) The following concurrent (joint) ownership (characteristics of each method):
(A) Joint tenancy.
(B) Tenancy in common.
(C) Tenancy by entirety.
(D) The following hybrid forms of ownership:
(i) Condominium ownership (characteristics, creation, and consumer protection).
(ii) Cooperative ownership.
(iii) Townhouse ownership.
(iv) Time share ownership.
(v) Planned unit development (PUD).
(d) The competency and instructional level for subdivisions (1)(A), (1)(C), and (2) through (5) is Level 2. The competency and instructional level for subdivision (1)(B) is Level 1. The following are concepts of encumbrances to real property:
(1) The following liens:
(A) The following specific liens:
(i) Mortgages (deeds of trust). (Mention only; cover in depth under section 9 of this rule.)
(ii) Real estate tax and assessment liens.
(iii) Mechanics' liens (statutory liens).
(B) The following general liens:
(i) Judgment liens.
(ii) Personal property tax liens.
(iii) State tax liens.
(iv) Federal tax liens.
(C) Lien priority.
(2) Restrictive covenants. (Mention only; cover in depth under section 4 of this rule.)
(3) Lis pendens (notice of pending litigation).
(4) The following easements and licenses:
(A) The following classifications of easements:
(i) Appurtenant easements.
(ii) Easements in gross.
(B) The following creations of easements (types by method of creation):
(i) Express.
(ii) Implied.
(iii) Arising by operation of law.
(C) Termination of easements.
(D) Party wall (cross easements).
(5) Encroachments.
(e) The competency and instructional level for subdivisions (1) through (3) is Level 2. The following are concepts of appurtenances:
(1) Easements and land restrictive covenants. (Mention only.)
(2) Riparian rights.
(3) Air and subsurface rights.
(f) The competency and instructional level for subdivisions (1) through (2) is Level 3. The following are concepts of property taxation:
(1) The following topics concerning property tax:
(A) Tax rate and calculations.
(B) Property subject to taxation.
(C) Listing property for taxation.
(D) Appraisal and assessment.
(E) Timetable for listing and tax collection.
(F) Property tax liens.
(G) Special priority of tax liens.
(H) Exemptions.
(I) Records.
(J) Payment.
(2) The following special assessments:
(A) By counties.
(B) By cities and towns.
(C) Special assessment liens.

876 IAC 2-8-2

Indiana Real Estate Commission; 876 IAC 2-8-2; filed Dec 1, 1989, 5:00 p.m.: 13 IR 638; errata, 13 IR 1188; readopted filed Jun 29, 2001, 9:56 a.m.: 24 IR 3824; readopted filed Jul 19, 2007, 12:57 p.m.: 20070808-IR-876070067RFA; readopted filed November 25, 2013, 9:21 a.m.: 20131225-IR-876130283RFA