Wednesday, August 26, 2009

What are your rights as a property owner?

Everything about rights in our modern society starts off simple (life, liberty, property) but quickly evolves into an intricate mess of overlapping social systems. The rights of a property owner are basically the rights of a person who has a deed. This sounds easy enough, but adds a whole new mess to the equation. Being a person that has never owned a property, I cannot say with confidence that I am aware of a property owner’s rights. But I would assume that if you are legally recognized as the holder of the deed, that you are given total control over the land and what happens to it as well as who may use it. You also must assume responsibility for certain aspects of the property that may be in violation of any administrative agencies or the city. There are rules and laws that you need to abide by and if you attempt to go against them you will have a harder time dealing with your day-to-day life, or possibly your landlord career. In Pacific Heights, the landlords became emotionally involved before completely examining the situation. Having a basic knowledge of the law, (or friends who do) is very crucial to avoid being screwed over by a combination of your own ignorance and other people’s malicious actions.

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