A Person Who Occupies a Piece of Land Without Any

question 8

Multiple Choice

A person who occupies a piece of land without any right or permission to do so is legally known as

• A)a dweller in situ.
• B)a sitter.
• C)a resident in transitu.
• D)a squatter.
• E)an indigent occupant.

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Definitions:

Lost Property

Items that are unintentionally left by their owner at a place where they are not likely to be found.

Mislaid Property

Property that is intentionally placed somewhere but then forgotten by the owner.

Abandoned Property

refers to assets left by an owner who has no intention of returning to claim ownership.

Real Property

An area of law that deals with land and anything permanently affixed to the land, like buildings, which has stark distinctions from personal property.