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Real Estate Glossary of Terms
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IMPLIED WARRANTY OF HABITABILITY -
A legal doctrine imposing on the landlord a duty to make the leased premises
acceptable to live in and ready for occupancy and to continue to maintain
them in a state of repair throughout the entire term of the lease.
IMPOUND ACCOUNT - A trust account
established to set aside funds for future needs.
IMPROVED LAND - Real property
whose value has been enhanced by the addition of on-site and off-site
improvements such as roads, sewers, utilities, buildings, etc.; as
distinguished from raw land.
IMPROVEMENTS - Valuable additions
made to property, amounting to more than repairs, costing labor and capital
and intended to enhance the value of the property. Improvements of land
would include grading, sidewalks, sewers, streets, utilities, etc.
Improvements on land would include buildings, fences, and the like.
IMPUTED INTEREST - Interest implied by the federal tax law.
INCOME APPROACH - An approach to
the valuation or appraisal of real property as determined by the amount of
net income the property will produce over its remaining economic life.
INCOME PROPERTY - Property
purchased primarily for the income to be derived plus certain tax benefits,
such as accelerated depreciation. Income property can be commercial,
industrial or residential.
INCORPOREAL RIGHTS - Intangible or non-possessory rights in real property such as
easements, licenses, profits and the like.
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR - One who
is retained to perform a certain act, but who is subject to the control and
direction of another only as to the end result and not as how he performs
the act. The critical feature, and what distinguishes an independent
contractor and an employee or agent, is the right to control.
INDUSTRIAL PARK - An area zoned
industrial and containing sites for many separate industries and developed
and managed as a unit, usually with provisions for common services for the
users.
INJUNCTION - A legal action which
forbids a party defendant from doing some act; it requires a person to whom
it is directed to refrain from doing a particular thing.
INNOCENT PURCHASER FOR VALUE - One
who purchases real property without notice, actual or constructive, of any
superior rights or interests in the real property.
INSPECTION - A visit to and review
of the premises. A prudent purchaser of property always inspects the
premises before closing.
INSTITUTIONAL LENDER - Financial institutions such as banks, insurance companies, savings
and loans or any lending institution whose loans are regulated by law.
INTEREST - The sum paid or accrued
in return for the use of money.
INTERIM FINANCING - A short-term loan usually made during the construction phase of a
building project; often referred to as the "construction loan."
INTESTATE - To die without a valid
will.
INVENTORY - An itemized list of
property. Many brokers recommend that their clients attach to the sales
contract an inventory of property to be included in the sale of a
residential property, including a condominium dwelling.
INVERSE CONDEMNATION - An action for "just compensation "brought by one whose property has
been effectively "taken" or substantially interfered with or taken without
just compensation.
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