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2. Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property - Wikipedia

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   v. t. e. Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property are categories of the common law of property which deals with personal property or chattel which has left the possession of its rightful owner without having directly entered the possession of another person. Property can be considered lost, mislaid, or abandoned depending on the circumstances ...

3. Florida land boom of the 1920s - Wikipedia

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   Many property owners simply abandoned the property and did not pay the taxes. Under state law, the state could not sell the property for less than its assessed value. To remedy the situation, in 1937, the Florida Legislature passed the Murphy Act. The Act permitted the state to sell tax delinquent property for what could be obtained.

4. Adverse possession - Wikipedia

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   Adverse possession, sometimes colloquially described as "squatter's rights", [dubious – discuss] is a legal principle in common law under which a person who does not have legal title to a piece of property—usually land (real property)—may acquire legal ownership based on continuous possession or occupation of the property without the permission of its legal owner.

5. Florida is holding nearly $3 billion of your property. Here’s ...

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   Check the Florida Division of Unclaimed Property website at FLTreasureHunt.gov to see if anything might be yours or a family member’s. There is no charge to search or file a claim on the site ...

6. Squatting in Foreclosed Homes on the Rise? - AOL

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   Thanks to existence of adverse possession laws in some states -- which in rare cases allows a person to claim title to an abandoned property after occupying it for an extended time -- Cherie ...

7. Flotsam, jetsam, lagan and derelict - Wikipedia

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   In maritime law, flotsam, jetsam, lagan, and derelict are specific kinds of shipwreck. The words have specific nautical meanings, with legal consequences in the law of admiralty and marine salvage. [1] A shipwreck is defined as the remains of a ship that has been wrecked, whether it has sunk or is floating on the surface of the water.