Closings glossary
Appurtenance
A right or improvement that passes with the property when title transfers, such as an easement benefiting the parcel, a parking right or a fixture attached to the building.
What is an appurtenance in real estate?
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The full definition
A right or improvement that passes with the property when title transfers, such as an easement benefiting the parcel, a parking right or a fixture attached to the building.
Where does appurtenance come up in a New York City closing?
A Brooklyn townhouse deed carries a rear-yard easement over the neighboring lot as an appurtenance, even though the easement itself is described only in a 1954 agreement.
What else should you read before closing?
In the glossary
- EasementA right to use part of another owner's property for a specific purpose. Easements appear as exceptions on a title report and generally survive a sa...
- Fee simpleOwnership of land held indefinitely and freely transferable, subject only to recorded encumbrances and to government powers such as taxation, zonin...
- DeedThe instrument that conveys real property. Signature, acknowledgment and delivery make it effective between the parties, while recording is what pr...
- Right of wayAn easement granting passage across land. Recorded rights of way run with the property and are listed among the exceptions on a title report.
- CovenantA recorded promise or restriction that runs with the land and binds future owners. Restrictive covenants limit what the property may be used for or...
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