Archive for August, 2006

Why is Zero Tolerance Necessary?

Tuesday, August 29th, 2006

 
Traffic crashes are the NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF DEATH for teenagers in the United States. Research has shown that young impaired drivers are involved in fatal crashes at approximately twice the rate of adults 21 and over. Drivers’ age 16-20 have the highest risk of being killed in a traffic crash of any age group [...]

Riparian Rights

Friday, August 25th, 2006

The Riparian Rights are the rights of the owners of lands adjoining streams, rivers, and lakes relating to the water of its use. An owner of Riparian land could not create a dam across the river so that the water would cease to flow to other owners of Riparian land, or block the view of [...]

Eminent Domain

Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006

Eminent domain is power of the government to take private property for public use.
A property owner is provided with a number of procedural safeguards with any exercise of the power of eminent domain. The property owner is entitling to a due notice and a hearing before the time private property can be taken. The property [...]

A Fixture 2

Saturday, August 19th, 2006

A fixture is an article or an item of personal property that becomes real property because of its attachment to the land or a building such as an air conditioning unit, a dish washer, a chandelier which is in this case, a perfect example of a fixture. The law recognizes it as part of the [...]

A Fixture

Wednesday, August 16th, 2006

Below is a dishwasher. It is an example of a fixture. A fixture is an article of personal property that has been installed in or attached to land or building and is regarded by the law as part of the real property. A fixture is more permanent and takes a lot of effort to be [...]