# Property Law

Answers the important [[civil law]] question: Who has the right to use, exclude others from, or make a profit from a piece of property?

Property can be either [[tangible property]] or [[intangible property]].

By way of example, property law resolves or creates the following issues:

- When does property need to be registered, and what are the consequences of not registering?
- What happens to property when the owner dies?
- What happens to property when the owner is incapacitated?
- What happens to abandoned property?
- What happens when co-owners have a dispute?
- How does a property owner transfer ownership to someone else?
- How does a property owner transfer possession to someone else?
- How does a property owner regain possession?  Is self-help permitted?

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